ACEC CONSULTING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10759394 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-08
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,086
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.4k | £-9.4k |
| Current assets | £14.2k | £14.2k |
| Net assets | £-12.1k | £-9.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21➕DAVIES, Claire appointeddirector
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-02-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-19➖COLLINS, Emma Joanne resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-01➕COLLINS, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2017-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEC CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2017-05-08➕COLLINS, Emma Joanne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Collins Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Emma Joanne Collinsceased 19/01/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACE INFINITY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13516676 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACE IT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 06275701 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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| ACUMEN BUSINESS SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 03989620 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| AD GRISDALE CONSULTING LTD→ 17022988 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM FENWICK VFX LTD→ 08383393 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
29 Wood Street
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 6JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COLLINS, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Claire→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLINS, Emma Joanne→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-08 · resigned 2021-05-19
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24