ACE GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD

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10468084 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-08
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £8,102

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 778% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£13.1k£14.0k
Current assets£4.5k£9.1k
Net assets£8.1k£923

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-03-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-01-31
    EDWARDS, Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-01-31
    EDWARDS, Charlotte resigned
    director
  10. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD
  17. 2016-11-08
    WALTON, Alice appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-08
    EDWARDS, Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-11-08
    EDWARDS, Charlotte appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-08
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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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alice Walton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

River Mill
Park Road
Dukinfield
Cheshire
SK16 5LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WALTON, Alice
director · ~32y · appointed 2016-11-08
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Active
EDWARDS, Charlotte
secretary · appointed 2016-11-08 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned
EDWARDS, Charlotte
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-11-08 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-19