ACE TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10388718 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £18,402
Cash YoY
+300%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 300% YoY
Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 112% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£18k-£14k-£10k-£6k-£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-11.1k£-8.5k
Current assets£2.6k£1.2k
Cash£1.0k£259
Debtors£1.6k£964
Net assets£-18.4k£-17.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-03-31
    ➖
    TUSTIN, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  9. 2019-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    TUSTIN, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2016-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED
  18. 2016-09-22
    ➕
    PERRY, Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard John Perry
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

43 Merstow Green
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PERRY, Richard John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-22
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Active
TUSTIN, Michael Andrew→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-02