ACE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08881835 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-15📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-03➕DIXEY, Marian appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➕SHEEHAN, Nerys appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2024-11-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-31➖ROBINSON, Fiona resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-01➕POWELL, Michelle Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31➖O'KEEFE, Jean resigneddirector
- 2023-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31➖HALLETT, John Stephen resigneddirector
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-30➖BODINGTON, Cassandra Lea Anne resigneddirector
- 2015-12-14➕ROBINSON, Fiona appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-14➕BODINGTON, Cassandra Lea Anne appointeddirector
- 2015-12-14➖SMITH, Jesse, Rev resigneddirector
- 2014-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2014-02-07➕HALLETT, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2014-02-07➕O'KEEFE, Jean appointeddirector
- 2014-02-07➕SMITH, Jesse, Rev appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ace - Action In Caerau And Ely holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Ace - Action In Caerau And Ely
Corporate parent · board control
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ACE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
This company · 08881835
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ace - Action In Caerau And Ely Corporate entity | — | — | board controlboard control | 01/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Hallettceased 31/10/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-07
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
Dusty Forge
Cowbridge Road West
Cardiff
CF5 5BZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
DIXEY, Marian→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-02-03
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POWELL, Michelle Louise→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-01
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SHEEHAN, Nerys→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-02-03
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ROBINSON, Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-14 · resigned 2024-10-31
BODINGTON, Cassandra Lea Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-12-14 · resigned 2016-11-30
HALLETT, John Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2022-10-31
O'KEEFE, Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2023-03-31
SMITH, Jesse, Rev→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2015-12-14
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Recent filings (44 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-01-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19