ACE HOME SUPPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
12778364 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees212300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-06
    FORD, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE HOME SUPPORT LTD
  10. 2020-07-29
    MANN, Alan Michael appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-07-29
    BOYCE, Charlotte Anne appointed
    director
  12. 2020-07-29
    FORD, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charlotte Anne Boyce
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/07/2020
Mrs Emma Louise Ford
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

The Firs Firleigh Road
Kingsteignton
Newton Abbot
TQ12 3NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MANN, Alan Michael
secretary · appointed 2020-07-29
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Active
BOYCE, Charlotte Anne
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-07-29
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Active
FORD, Emma Louise
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-29 · resigned 2025-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-29