ACE ACCESS CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
13380300 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 10 → 13
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1013
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-201.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £201,437
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Net Worth
-£201k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£145k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£253k-£153k-£53k£47k£147k£247kOct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-201.4k£-253.0k£50.4k
Current assets£145.2k£146.1k£247.3k
Cash£54.1k£55.7k£110.2k
Debtors£91.2k£90.4k£137.1k
Net assets£-201.4k£-253.0k£50.4k

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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE ACCESS CONSULTANCY LTD
  9. 2021-05-06
    ESPEJO, Alvaro Canas appointed
    director
  10. 2021-05-06
    📄
    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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alvaro Canas Espejo
Individual · Spanish · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

160 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ESPEJO, Alvaro Canas
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-05-06
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-06