ACE BICYCLES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10360991 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£317.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47640SIC 47640
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £317,302
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,463 YoY
Cash YoY
+132%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£139k
↑ 132% YoY
Net Worth
£317k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£66k£133k£199k£265k£332kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£139.2k£60.1k
Net assets£317.3k£331.8k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-27
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-05
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-12
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    address · AD01
  11. 2019-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-09-24
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-09-24
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-09-20
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    PANTLING, Samuel appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-07-05
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-05
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  19. 2016-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE BICYCLES LTD
  20. 2016-09-06
    ➕
    PANTLING, Tobias appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Pantling
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2019
Mr Tobias Pantling
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

218 London Road
Guildford
GU4 7JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PANTLING, Samuel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-09-20
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Active
PANTLING, Tobias→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-09-06
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30