ACE INFRA LTD.

🏛️Establishedactive
10932990 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-25
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees500500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-15
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    WRIGHT, Lisa appointed
    director
  12. 2021-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-03-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-03-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-03-02
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    CAMPBELL WRIGHT, John Mathew resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-03-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-03-02
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-03-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2021-03-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-03-02
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    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-02-08
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    CAMPBELL WRIGHT, John Mathew appointed
    director
  23. 2021-02-08
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    WRIGHT, Allan Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2017-11-01
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    STEPHENS, Philip Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, John Matthew Campbell appointed
    director
  26. 2017-11-01
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    GRINDROD, Steven Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Allan Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2017-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE INFRA LTD.
  29. 2017-08-25
    ➕
    GRINDROD, Steven Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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: 2026-05-07

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Thomas Stephens
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/02/2021
Mr John Mathew Campbell Wright
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/02/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Allan Charles Campbell Wrightceased 08/02/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Steven Thomas Grindrodceased 01/11/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2017-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

31 St. James Drive
Burton
Carnforth
LA6 1HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

STEPHENS, Philip Thomas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, John Matthew Campbell→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Lisa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL WRIGHT, John Mathew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-02-08 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
GRINDROD, Steven Thomas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-08-25 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned
WRIGHT, Allan Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2021-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-23