ACED GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12390447 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-07
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 closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- · Filings: 23 → 24
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- ↑Filings: 23 → 24
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£254.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (86/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
24 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £253,953
Net assets shrinking
Down £114,949 YoY
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£235k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£254k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£241k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £256.9k | £372.5k | £399.6k |
| Current assets | £241.3k | £389.2k | £497.1k |
| Cash | £235.3k | £334.7k | £421.2k |
| Debtors | £6.1k | £54.5k | £75.9k |
| Net assets | £254.0k | £368.9k | £395.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACED GROUP LIMITED
- 2020-01-07➕FOLEY, Patricia Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2020-01-07➕FOLEY, Warren Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-01-07📄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 7 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Patricia Kathleen Foley Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 16/02/2021 |
Mr Warren Michael Foley Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
C/O Elco Accounting
24 Church Street
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 1DD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOLEY, Patricia Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOLEY, Warren Michael→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07