ACEX GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
12543941 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,556

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-1.6k£-1.6k
Net assets£-1.6k£-1.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2026-02-02
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  5. 2025-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-11-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  7. 2025-11-18
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  8. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2023-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACEX GROUP LTD
  18. 2020-04-02
    KING, James Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2020-04-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Acex International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Acex International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACEX GROUP LTD
This company · 12543941

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acex International Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Kingceased 14/11/2023· 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
Incorporated2020-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

4 Glasshouse Studios Fryern Court Road
Burgate
Fordingbridge
SP6 1QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KING, James Andrew
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-02
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-11-25
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13