ACEARETROFIT PROPERTY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09102509 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-25
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 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.
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 · IFRS| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-09-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-05-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-25➖PC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEARETROFIT PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2014-06-25➕BRAXTON, James William appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➕BRAXTON, Joanna Victoria appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➕PC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James William Braxton Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/06/2016 |
Mrs Joanna Victoria Braxton Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ACE WALL TIES LIMITED→ 04224546 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| ACORN SOUTH EAST PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 05850054 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Poundfield Road
Chalvington
Hailsham
BN27 3YD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRAXTON, James William→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAXTON, Joanna Victoria→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2016-06-25
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-10-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-06-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-24