ACE CONTRACTOR 385 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08640999 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,431
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£716
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£33k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£716
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£33k-£27k-£20k-£13k-£6k£716Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-24.5k£-13.1k
Current assets£716£716
Cash£716£716
Net assets£-33.4k£-32.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-08
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    JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur appointed
    director
  8. 2021-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-24
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    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-09-17
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-29
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-09-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-08-12
    ➖
    JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-08-12
    ➖
    JOHAL, Balkar Singh resigned
    director
  18. 2013-08-12
    ➖
    JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur resigned
    director
  19. 2013-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE CONTRACTOR 385 LIMITED
  20. 2013-08-07
    ➕
    JOHAL, Kulvinder appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-07
    ➕
    JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-08-07
    ➕
    JOHAL, Balkar Singh appointed
    director
  23. 2013-08-07
    ➕
    JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Johal Kulvinder
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares26/07/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

385 Hanworth Road
Hounslow
TW4 5LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHAL, Kulvinder→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-07 · resigned 2013-08-12
Resigned
JOHAL, Balkar Singh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-07 · resigned 2013-08-12
Resigned
JOHAL, Bhupinder Kaur→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-08-07 · resigned 2013-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23