ACE MOTOR SPARES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13356741 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-26
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
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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: high (80/100)

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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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Apr 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-07-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-04-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-01-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-07-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE MOTOR SPARES LIMITED
  14. 2021-04-26
    YASIN, Mustafa appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-26
    📄
    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 5 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mustafa Yasin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

320 Duke Street
Stoke-On-Trent
ST4 3NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

YASIN, Mustafa
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-26
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09