ACEFAST COMPUTERS LTD
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.6k | £18.8k |
| Current assets | £19.2k | £19.3k |
| Net assets | £15.6k | £18.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEFAST COMPUTERS LTD
- 2020-06-03➕GARNHAM, Freddie Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-06-03➕LANGLEY, James appointeddirector
- 2020-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-22
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Langley Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Freddie Charles Garnhamceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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