ACE BEVERAGE COMPANY LONDON LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.5k | £221 |
| Current assets | £67.0k | £59.5k |
| Net assets | £1.5k | £221 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-12-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE BEVERAGE COMPANY LONDON LIMITED
- 2015-12-16➕BLANCK, Simeon Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simeon Blanck Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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