ACE GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11973155 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,937
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£14.6k£7.3k
Current assets£14.6k£7.3k
Net assets£8.9k£4.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-02-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-01-01
    LIU, Fangfei appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-31
    WANG, Dong resigned
    director
  11. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  16. 2019-05-01
    WANG, Dong appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-01
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    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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fangfei Liu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dong Wangceased 01/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LIU, Fangfei
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-01-01
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Active
WANG, Dong
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12