AFRICA CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS (ACES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10121592 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-13
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£153.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
74
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 £153,192

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£153k
↑ 214% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£134k-£77k-£19k£38k£96k£153kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£100.3k£115.2k
Current assets£101.0k£115.0k
Debtors—£115.0k
Net assets£153.2k£-134.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    ALLY, Ashley Basil resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    NORMAN, Paul Deon resigned
    director
  6. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    RAMPEDI, Mabitje Jackson resigned
    director
  7. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    ANTONIE, Melvyn Joseph resigned
    director
  13. 2024-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-09-29
    ➖
    WOOD, Charles Timothy resigned
    director
  16. 2022-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-09-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2018-07-05
    ➕
    ALLY, Ashley Basil appointed
    director
  24. 2018-07-05
    ➕
    NORMAN, Paul Deon appointed
    director
  25. 2018-07-05
    ➕
    RAMPEDI, Mabitje Jackson appointed
    director
  26. 2018-07-05
    ➕
    WOOD, Charles Timothy appointed
    director
  27. 2016-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS (ACES) LIMITED
  28. 2016-04-13
    ➕
    FRIEDLANDER, James Stuart appointed
    director
  29. 2016-04-13
    ➕
    KRUGER, Johan David appointed
    director
  30. 2016-04-13
    ➕
    ANTONIE, Melvyn Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 · 1 low
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALLY, Ashley Basil resigned 2026-03-31; NORMAN, Paul Deon resigned 2026-03-31; RAMPEDI, Mabitje Jackson resigned 2026-03-31

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

C/ O Jim Friedlander 53 Harley Street
Flat 2
London
W1G 8QP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FRIEDLANDER, James Stuart→
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KRUGER, Johan David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLY, Ashley Basil→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
ANTONIE, Melvyn Joseph→
director · ~81y · appointed 2016-04-13 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
NORMAN, Paul Deon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
RAMPEDI, Mabitje Jackson→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
WOOD, Charles Timothy→
director · ~85y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2023-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30