ACE COPYRIGHTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10390726 · 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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
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, 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.2k |
| Current assets | — | £2.4k |
| Cash | — | £327 |
| Debtors | — | £2.1k |
| Net assets | — | £1.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-09➕EKANDER, Carl-Fredrik appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09➖CHURCHILL, Trevor Anthony John resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-09➖ARMSTRONG, Roger Colin resigneddirector
- 2024-02-09➖CARROLL, David resigneddirector
- 2024-02-09➖CHURCHILL, Trevor Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2024-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-21📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE COPYRIGHTS LIMITED
- 2016-09-22➕CHURCHILL, Trevor Anthony John appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-22➕ARMSTRONG, Roger Colin appointeddirector
- 2016-09-22➕CARROLL, David appointeddirector
- 2016-09-22➕CHURCHILL, Trevor Anthony John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
17 Guildown Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4ET
England
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 · 4 resigned)
EKANDER, Carl-Fredrik→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHURCHILL, Trevor Anthony John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2024-02-09
ARMSTRONG, Roger Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2024-02-09
CARROLL, David→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2024-02-09
CHURCHILL, Trevor Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2024-02-09
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-09