ACE (EBT) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10681405 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-21
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-04-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-29
    ➖
    MINTER, Ivan William resigned
    director
  8. 2023-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-04-28
    ➕
    YATES, Laura appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-02
    ➖
    EL-ROUSSTOM, Hikmat resigned
    director
  13. 2022-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2017-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE (EBT) LIMITED
  21. 2017-03-21
    ➕
    LYEN, Jackie Ching Ching appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-03-21
    ➕
    GHORAYEB, Antonios Hanna, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-21
    ➕
    EL-ROUSSTOM, Hikmat appointed
    director
  24. 2017-03-21
    ➕
    GHANDOUR, Ismail appointed
    director
  25. 2017-03-21
    ➖
    GHANDOUR, Ismail resigned
    director
  26. 2017-03-21
    ➕
    MINTER, Ivan William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Ace Liberty & Stone Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ace Liberty & Stone Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACE (EBT) LIMITED
This company · 10681405

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ace Liberty & Stone Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22a 3rd Floor
Ives Street
London
SW3 2ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LYEN, Jackie Ching Ching→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GHORAYEB, Antonios Hanna, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-03-21
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Active
YATES, Laura→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-04-28
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Active
EL-ROUSSTOM, Hikmat→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-03-21 · resigned 2023-02-02
Resigned
GHANDOUR, Ismail→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-03-21 · resigned 2017-03-21
Resigned
MINTER, Ivan William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-03-21 · resigned 2024-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13