ACE 21 CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11139537 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£274.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £274,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £118,394 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£275k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£237k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£100k£199k£299k£399k£499kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£345.1k£412.5k
Current assets£236.7k£498.6k
Cash£2.3k£7.0k
Debtors£234.4k£491.5k
Net assets£274.9k£393.3k

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
9
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2026-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-05-22
    GREEN, James appointed
    director
  13. 2024-05-22
    GREEN, Hannah resigned
    director
  14. 2024-04-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-04-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-03-24
    GREEN, Hannah appointed
    director
  18. 2024-03-24
    GREEN, James Wallace resigned
    director
  19. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-01-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2021-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-08-10
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  24. 2018-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE 21 CONSULTANCY LTD
  25. 2018-01-09
    GREEN, James Wallace appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Ace 21 Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ace 21 Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACE 21 CONSULTANCY LTD
This company · 11139537

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 21 Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Wallace Greenceased 13/04/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2018-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

C/O Azets Holdings Limited Oxford House
12-20 Oxford Street
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1JB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GREEN, James
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-05-22
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Active
GREEN, Hannah
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-03-24 · resigned 2024-05-22
Resigned
GREEN, James Wallace
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2024-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-16