ACE CONSULTING AND ASSOCIATES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11767819 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 19 → 21
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 19 → 21
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (87/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-23➕HANDA, Gunjan appointeddirector
- 2021-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE CONSULTING AND ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2019-01-15➕HANDA, Amit appointeddirector
- 2019-01-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gunjan Handa Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/12/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Gunjan Handaceased 31/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Amit Handaceased 31/12/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
94 High Ash Avenue
Leeds
LS17 8RT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-06
Last: 2026-07-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HANDA, Gunjan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-07-23
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24