ACE LABORATORIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08556513 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£-1.61M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,606,098

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
-£1.6m
Current Assets
£368k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£-506.1k
Current assets£368.3k
Cash£6.8k
Debtors£326.3k
Net assets£-1.61M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-05-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-03-31
    ➕
    PHILIP GEORGE, Jobit appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    BHATTACHARYA, Sugata resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-08-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-08-01
    ➕
    BHATTACHARYA, Sugata appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2024-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2024-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2024-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    FARRUGIA, Jonathan appointed
    director
  25. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    MURALIDHARAN, Venugopalan, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    VENKATRAMAN, Baskar appointed
    director
  27. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    KHAN, Mohammed Arsalaan resigned
    secretary
  28. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    JANI, Jaykumar Pradyuman resigned
    director
  29. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    KHAN, Mohammad Arsalaan resigned
    director
  30. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Darshan resigned
    director
  31. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Vaishali resigned
    director
  32. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  33. 2024-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  34. 2024-05-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  35. 2023-01-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Darshan appointed
    director
  36. 2022-11-24
    ➖
    JANI, Mansi Jaykumar resigned
    director
  37. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    JANI, Jaykumar Pradyuman appointed
    director
  38. 2013-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE LABORATORIES LIMITED
  39. 2013-06-05
    ➕
    KHAN, Mohammed Arsalaan appointed
    secretary
  40. 2013-06-05
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  41. 2013-06-05
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  42. 2013-06-05
    ➕
    JANI, Mansi Jaykumar appointed
    director
  43. 2013-06-05
    ➕
    KHAN, Mohammad Arsalaan appointed
    director
  44. 2013-06-05
    ➕
    PATEL, Vaishali appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Agile Pharma B.V. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Agile Pharma B.V.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ACE LABORATORIES LIMITED
This company · 08556513

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Agile Pharma B.V.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/05/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Suneela Raniceased 12/05/2026· significant influence
  • Mr Anil Kumar Sharmaceased 01/07/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

1 Roundwood Avenue
Stockley Park
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB11 1AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

FARRUGIA, Jonathan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURALIDHARAN, Venugopalan, Mr.→
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILIP GEORGE, Jobit→
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VENKATRAMAN, Baskar→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHAN, Mohammed Arsalaan→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
BHATTACHARYA, Sugata→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-08-01 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2013-06-05
Resigned
JANI, Jaykumar Pradyuman→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
JANI, Mansi Jaykumar→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2022-11-24
Resigned
KHAN, Mohammad Arsalaan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
PATEL, Darshan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
PATEL, Vaishali→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-03