ADVANCING CLIENT ENGAGEMENT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11055717 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 26400SIC 26400
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-11-07
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Gareth Haye appointed
    director
  10. 2019-11-20
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  11. 2019-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-26
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2018-11-26
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2017-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCING CLIENT ENGAGEMENT LTD
  20. 2017-11-09
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Carolyn appointed
    director
  21. 2017-11-09
    ➕
    TATE, Colin David 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Carolyn Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2017
Dawn Tate
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

163-164 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Carolyn→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-11-09
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Active
ALEXANDER, Gareth Haye→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-11-07
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Active
TATE, Colin David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-09
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20