ACE SHELTERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10187977 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£151.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £151,472
Net assets shrinking
Down £172,433 YoY
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£103k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£151k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£340k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £151.5k | £323.9k |
| Current assets | £339.7k | £470.9k |
| Cash | £103.4k | £125.8k |
| Debtors | £178.9k | £265.1k |
| Net assets | £151.5k | £323.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30➖JENKINS, Danielle resigneddirector
- 2023-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) LTD
- 2022-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23➕AINDOW, Natasha appointeddirector
- 2021-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-07➕JENKINS, Danielle appointeddirector
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Asc Metals Lincoln Limited 03443750
- 2019-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-31➕AINDOW, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2019-07-31➖HOOLE, Richard Anthony resigneddirector
- 2016-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE SHELTERS LIMITED
- 2016-05-19➕HOOLE, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul David Aindow Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/07/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Anthony Hooleceased 31/07/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Unit 6, Seafire Business Park
Seafire Way
Burscough
Lancashire
L40 8AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AINDOW, Natasha→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AINDOW, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOOLE, Richard Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2019-07-31
JENKINS, Danielle→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-01-07 · resigned 2023-10-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/04/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Asc Metals Lincoln 03443750 Asc Metals Lincoln Limited 03443750 | A registered charge | — | 20/09/2019 | 09/04/2022 |
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24