ACE LOLLY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08896867 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-17
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-06-30
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    EDWARDS, Rhys William resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE LOLLY LIMITED
  18. 2014-02-17
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Philip Vaughan appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-17
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Rhys William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Philip Vaughan Pritchard
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rhys William Edwardsceased 01/03/2026· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2014-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

11 Hawarden Road
Penyffordd
Chester
CH4 0JD
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PRITCHARD, Philip Vaughan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-02-17
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Active
EDWARDS, Rhys William→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-02-17 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-21