ACE AUTO WORKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09249523 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE AUTO WORKS LTD
- 2014-10-06➕LUKASIEWICZ, Dariusz appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06➕LUKASIEWICZ, Emilia appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-25: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Dariusz Lukasiewicz Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2016 |
Mrs Emilia Lukasiewicz Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990
Registered office
78 Caernarvon Road
Eynesbury
St. Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 2RN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LUKASIEWICZ, Dariusz→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LUKASIEWICZ, Emilia→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (25 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-23