ACE PHOENIX LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £266.1k | £248.8k |
| Current assets | £86.3k | £62.1k |
| Cash | £85.7k | £62.1k |
| Debtors | £615 | — |
| Net assets | £226.2k | £208.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-03-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-03-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-03-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE PHOENIX LIMITED
- 2013-02-08➕ALSOP, Ian Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Peter Alsop Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Annette Louise Alsop Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · CW postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A MACHIN LIMITED→ 11354233 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABODES OF CHESHIRE LTD→ 16121123 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAMS JESCH PROPERTY LIMITED→ 16317572 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADLINGTON ESTATES LIMITED→ 14123038 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AHB & GD PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 16277161 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJK RENTALS LTD→ 16905913 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJM LETTING LTD→ 16724756 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJPROPERTY2025 LTD→ 16816828 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALC HOMES & RENTALS LTD→ 17016467 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRA COUNTRYSIDE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 04554913 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ALEXANDRA STADIUM (CREWE) LIMITED→ 05896445 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ALFRED JONES (PROPERTY) LIMITED→ 04429252 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.