ACE RENTALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09678896 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£74.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,298
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,152 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£300
~ YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£800
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£35k£52k£70k£87kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£96.3k£109.5k
Current assets£800£800
Cash£300£300
Debtors£500£500
Net assets£74.3k£87.5k

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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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-10
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Rebecca Louise resigned
    director
  9. 2021-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-10
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2015-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE RENTALS LIMITED
  18. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    BEER, Nigel Leslie appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    BEER, Susan Julie appointed
    director
  20. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    BLACK, Marion appointed
    director
  21. 2015-07-09
    ➖
    BLACK, Marion resigned
    director
  22. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Rebecca Louise 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Leslie Beer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77299 — Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods

Registered office

Suite G04 1 Quality Court, Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BEER, Nigel Leslie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEER, Susan Julie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Marion→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2015-07-09
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2021-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10