ACE EVENTS AND HOSPITALITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09091682 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-18
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-19.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,586
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,382 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 2561% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£20k-£5k£10k£25k£41k£56kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-3.8k£20.4k
Current assets—£55.5k
Debtors£26.1k£55.5k
Net assets£-19.6k£796

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
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-10-30
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  4. 2022-08-16
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  5. 2022-04-12
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  6. 2022-04-12
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  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-06-16
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  9. 2019-08-20
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  10. 2018-06-27
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  11. 2017-10-13
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  12. 2017-06-30
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  13. 2016-09-22
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  14. 2016-09-21
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    DAVIS, Caroline Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2016-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-13
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  17. 2016-06-24
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-06-22
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    MASON, Anthony Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2015-01-13
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    MASON, Anthony Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-15
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    DAVIS, Caroline Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2014-07-10
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    DAVIS, Caroline Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-10
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    MASON, Anthony Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-19
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    MASON, Anthony Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE EVENTS AND HOSPITALITY LIMITED
  25. 2014-06-18
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    DAVIS, Matthew John 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew John Davis
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Beech Hill Gardens
Waltham Abbey
Essex
EN9 3QP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIS, Caroline Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Matthew John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Caroline Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-07-10 · resigned 2014-09-15
Resigned
MASON, Anthony Christopher→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2016-06-22
Resigned
MASON, Anthony Christopher→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-06-19 · resigned 2014-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
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accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-12
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capital · SH01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-20