ACE JET CLEANING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11634071 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-22
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
£-20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,605

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£21k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 8286% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£20k-£13k-£7k-£868£5kApr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Total assets£-377£-4.5k
Current assets£5.4k£64
Net assets£-20.6k£-25.8k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-12-02
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  10. 2022-11-22
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  11. 2022-11-09
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  12. 2022-07-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-02-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE JET CLEANING LTD
  19. 2018-10-22
    HOWARD, Jamie Martin Kelvin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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 Denise Howard
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/12/2022
Mr Jamie Martin Kelvin Howard
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
2550%
25-50% shares22/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Denise Howardceased 22/10/2018· 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
Incorporated2018-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Lodges Wood Oast
Goodley Stock Road
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1TW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOWARD, Jamie Martin Kelvin
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-10-22
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-02
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2022-12-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-11-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-11-09