AACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 67). 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-02-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2018-02-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2017-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2017-03-03➕CAIGER, Angela Grace appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander James Houlton Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2020 |
Emma Louise Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2020 |
Mrs Angela Grace Caiger Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 03/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/02/2018 | 17/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/02/2018 | 17/03/2022 |