ACE CLEAN ENERGY LTD
💤Zombieactive
08317150 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.57M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,571,477
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£208k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£3.6m
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£979k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.57M | £2.76M |
| Current assets | £978.9k | £1.55M |
| Cash | £207.7k | £935.5k |
| Debtors | £515.1k | £409.8k |
| Net assets | £3.57M | £2.76M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30➖SEEBALUCK, Soobaschand resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-13➕TURNER, Martina Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2012-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE CLEAN ENERGY LTD
- 2012-12-04➕SEEBALUCK, Soobaschand appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Martina Marie Turner Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Zoe Turner Vanderwolkceased 29/11/2019· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Registered office
3rd Floor Norvin House
45-55 Commercial Street
London
E1 6BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
TURNER, Martina Marie→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-01-13
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SEEBALUCK, Soobaschand→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-12-04 · resigned 2023-11-30
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25