ACEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11267008 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
41 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-18➕OWEN, Joseph Lewis appointeddirector
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-02📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-02-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-13➖BATES, Cheryl Dawn resigneddirector
- 2022-12-13➖BATES, Lee resigneddirector
- 2022-12-13➖OWEN, Deirdre resigneddirector
- 2022-12-13➖OWEN, Stephen Thomas resigneddirector
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2018-03-21➕BATES, Lauren Jade appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕OWEN, Alexander William appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕OWEN, Charles John appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕OWEN, Edward Thomas appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕BATES, Cheryl Dawn appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕BATES, Lee appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕OWEN, Deirdre appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕OWEN, Stephen Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lauren Jade Bates Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Nsi Group Ltd Building
Whitacre Road Industrial Estate
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 6BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
BATES, Lauren Jade→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-03-21
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OWEN, Alexander William→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2018-03-21
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OWEN, Charles John→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2018-03-21
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OWEN, Edward Thomas→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-03-21
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OWEN, Joseph Lewis→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2026-05-18
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BATES, Cheryl Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2022-12-13
BATES, Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2022-12-13
OWEN, Deirdre→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2022-12-13
OWEN, Stephen Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2022-12-13
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Recent filings (41 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-02-02