ACE IT & RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11225822 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-26
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
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-30
Total assets£2.6k
Current assets£14.2k
Net assets£2.1k
Average employees100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-10-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-05-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-05-02
    GUPTA, Sachinkumar Rajendrakumar resigned
    director
  11. 2023-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-01-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-23
    GUPTA, Sachinkumar Rajendrakumar appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-23
    IRANI, Parizad Pervez resigned
    director
  22. 2018-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE IT & RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2018-02-26
    MEHTA, Jigar Surendra appointed
    director
  24. 2018-02-26
    IRANI, Parizad Pervez 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 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jigar Surendra Mehta
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares26/02/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Sachinkumar Rajendrakumar Guptaceased 02/05/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Parizad Pervez Iraniceased 23/07/2019· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2018-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

661 Uxbridge Road
Pinner
HA5 3LW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MEHTA, Jigar Surendra
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-02-26
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Active
GUPTA, Sachinkumar Rajendrakumar
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-07-23 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
IRANI, Parizad Pervez
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-02-26 · resigned 2019-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-02