ACE HYDRAULICS HOLDINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12806165 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
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.

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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
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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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2022-08-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-06-28
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  10. 2021-06-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2020-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE HYDRAULICS HOLDINGS LTD
  12. 2020-08-11
    ➕
    CHERRETT, Bryan Antony appointed
    director
  13. 2020-08-11
    ➕
    CHERRETT, Lisa appointed
    director
  14. 2020-08-11
    ➕
    FRIEDMAN, Alan James appointed
    director
  15. 2020-08-11
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    FRIEDMAN, Katy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3, Waterview Business Park
Off Castle Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 3SQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CHERRETT, Bryan Antony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHERRETT, Lisa→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-11
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Active
FRIEDMAN, Alan James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-11
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Active
FRIEDMAN, Katy Elizabeth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-08-11
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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-06-28
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2021-06-28