ACE AUTOMOTIVE SOUTHERN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10987639 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-29
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: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-03-11
    ➖
    HUCKER, Karl Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-11-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-19
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    HUCKER, Karl Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2017-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE AUTOMOTIVE SOUTHERN LIMITED
  22. 2017-09-29
    ➕
    CARTER, Kenneth Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-29
    ➕
    STREMEL, Adrian Michael 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 70 — 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 70 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Michael Stremel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

2-4 Beatrice Road Shirley
Southampton
SO15 3GU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CARTER, Kenneth Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STREMEL, Adrian Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUCKER, Karl Robert→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2024-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19