ACE CONDITIONING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12635837 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£30.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
16 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
50
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 £30,198
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,127 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£30k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£30.2k£32.3k
Current assets£21.0k£21.4k
Net assets£30.2k£32.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-08-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-08-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-08-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE CONDITIONING LTD
  11. 2020-05-30
    VUJAKOVIC, Emile David appointed
    director
  12. 2020-05-30
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    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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emile David Vujakovic
Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Conor Sandlanceased 03/08/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

140 Lee Lane
Horwich
Bolton
BL6 7AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

VUJAKOVIC, Emile David
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-05-30
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-03