ACE CARPET CLEANERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09621270 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-03
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£224.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (81/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
52 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £224,422
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,610 YoY
Cash YoY
+73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£294k
↑ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£224k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£582k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £689.4k | £400.8k |
| Current assets | £581.6k | £437.3k |
| Cash | £293.9k | £169.6k |
| Debtors | £282.1k | £262.2k |
| Net assets | £224.4k | £248.0k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-20➕HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice appointeddirector
- 2020-04-15➖HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice resigneddirector
- 2018-04-06➕HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice appointeddirector
- 2016-10-26➕HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice appointeddirector
- 2016-10-26➖HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice resigneddirector
- 2015-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE CARPET CLEANERS LTD
- 2015-06-03➕HAYES-SCOTT, Ben appointeddirector
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ivan Maurice Hayes-Scott Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2020 |
Mr Ben Hayes-Scott Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/10/2016 |
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
Incorporated2015-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1b Layhams Farm
Layhams Farm Road
Keston
Kent
BR2 6AR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HAYES-SCOTT, Ben→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-06-03
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HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-05-20
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HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2020-04-15
HAYES-SCOTT, Ivan Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-26 · resigned 2016-10-26
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Recent filings (52 total)
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2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-10