ACE-ARB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11798516 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-31
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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 £22,500

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£23k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 6703% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£40.0k£35.7k
Current assets£50.0k£735
Net assets£22.5k£22.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-25
    ➖
    JARMAN, Stephen William resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-07-25
    ➖
    JARMAN, Charlotte Marie resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-07-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE-ARB LIMITED
  17. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Joshua John appointed
    director
  18. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    JARMAN, Stephen William appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    JARMAN, Charlotte Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JARMAN, Stephen William resigned 2025-07-25; JARMAN, Charlotte Marie resigned 2025-07-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Joshua John Knight
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Charlotte Marie Jarmanceased 25/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Stephen William Jarmanceased 25/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

The Stables
Horningtops
Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 3PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KNIGHT, Joshua John→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JARMAN, Stephen William→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned
JARMAN, Charlotte Marie→
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02