ACE CHEMICAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
12182261 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-30
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-04-29
    EASTOP BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-07-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-04-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-25
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  9. 2024-12-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-06
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2022-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE CHEMICAL LTD
  17. 2019-08-30
    WANG, Peng appointed
    director
  18. 2019-08-30
    EASTOP BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2019-08-30
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peng Wang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

37 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 4AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WANG, Peng
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-08-30
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Active
EASTOP BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2026-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-09
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06