ACE EVENTS & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12660107 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£66kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£2.1k
Current assets—£66.4k
Net assets—£2.1k
Average employees0—

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-03-14
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Ernest William resigned
    secretary
  6. 2026-03-14
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Ernest William resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-22
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Ernest William appointed
    director
  10. 2024-08-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-03-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-05-01
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Ernest William resigned
    director
  17. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-02-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-10-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2021-10-25
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  23. 2021-10-13
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Ernest William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2021-09-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-09-01
    ➕
    CORDIER, Frederic Georges appointed
    director
  26. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    CHENOT, Alain Charles Ernest appointed
    director
  27. 2021-04-01
    ➖
    CHENOT, Alain resigned
    director
  28. 2021-04-01
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Ernest William appointed
    director
  29. 2020-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE EVENTS & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  30. 2020-06-10
    ➕
    CHENOT, Alain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: O'BRIEN, Ernest William resigned 2026-03-14; O'BRIEN, Ernest William resigned 2026-03-14

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alain Charles Ernest Chenot
Individual · French · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/10/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ernest William O'Brienceased 23/10/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Alain Chenotceased 01/04/2021· 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
Incorporated2020-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

11 Hawarden Road
Penyffordd
Chester
CH4 0JD
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CHENOT, Alain Charles Ernest→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORDIER, Frederic Georges→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Ernest William→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-13 · resigned 2026-03-14
Resigned
CHENOT, Alain→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-06-10 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Ernest William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2024-08-22 · resigned 2026-03-14
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Ernest William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08