ACE ROADMARKINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09090691 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£27.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,605
Cash YoY
+430%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↑ 430% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 2006% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£74kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£57.4k£51.1k
Current assets£73.7k£58.2k
Cash£13.2k£2.5k
Debtors£59.2k—
Net assets£27.6k£1.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-15
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  10. 2019-06-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2019-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Damon Francis appointed
    director
  16. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    KICHENSIDE, Martin John resigned
    director
  17. 2018-05-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2018-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2015-02-17
    ➖
    RIDLEY, Damon Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE ROADMARKINGS LIMITED
  21. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Catherine Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    KICHENSIDE, Martin John appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Damon Francis 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Damon Francis Ridley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control18/06/2016
Mrs Catherine Louise Ridley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2-6 Sedlescombe Road North
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RIDLEY, Catherine Louise→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-17
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Active
RIDLEY, Damon Francis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KICHENSIDE, Martin John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
RIDLEY, Damon Francis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2015-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-17