ACEARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09815245 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-10-08

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

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£15.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (8 active, 25 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,968

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

Current Assets

£23k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£15.0k
Current assets	£22.7k
Net assets	£15.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 change-of-name
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2026-01-13
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CHALONER, Helen appointed
director
2026-01-13
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CROSS, Rhiannon appointed
director
2026-01-13
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MINTER, Deborah Lynn appointed
director
2026-01-13
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PALMER, Andrew appointed
director
2026-01-13
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SANDBACH, Lynne appointed
director
2025-12-05
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-08-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-20
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officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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CHANCE, John Sebastian, Sir resigned
director
2024-11-15
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accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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SHEFFIELD, Judi resigned
director
2024-02-28
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officers · TM01
2024-02-14
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MARTIN, Hugh Francis Rex resigned
director
2023-11-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2023-11-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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MARTIN, Alyson Lynne resigned
director
2023-09-12
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SHEFFIELD, Judi appointed
director
2023-01-18
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MEECH, Sandra appointed
director
2022-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
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LINES, David, Dr resigned
director
2021-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-28
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BAILEY, John Yeates resigned
director
2021-04-01
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LARPENT, Andrew Lionel Dudley resigned
director
2020-12-01
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ELFICK, Andrew appointed
director
2020-08-04
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BAILEY, John Yeates appointed
director
2020-08-04
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HARTLEY, Rachael resigned
director
2019-11-01
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SCOBIE, Malcom resigned
director
2019-10-29
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POWELL, Sara resigned
director
2019-06-10
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LINES, David, Dr appointed
director
2019-06-10
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POWELL, Sara appointed
director
2019-06-10
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SCOBIE, Malcom appointed
director
2019-02-11
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THOMPSON, Rob resigned
director
2019-02-01
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REED, Richard Thomas resigned
director
2018-03-01
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CANDLER, John Hardie resigned
director
2018-03-01
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CHANCE, John Sebastian, Sir appointed
director
2018-03-01
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HARTLEY, Rachael appointed
director
2018-03-01
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THOMPSON, Rob appointed
director
2017-05-01
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LARPENT, Andrew Lionel Dudley appointed
director
2017-01-17
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CHAPMAN, Shirley Ann appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Walker House

Market Place

Somerton

TA11 7LZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-11

Last: 2025-08-28