ACE PLUMBING & GAS SERVICES LTD
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.8k | £11.4k |
| Current assets | £28.0k | £24.1k |
| Net assets | £127 | £6.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14➕BROOKS, Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE PLUMBING & GAS SERVICES LTD
- 2021-06-18➕BROOKS, Samantha Kay appointeddirector
- 2021-06-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Brooks Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 21/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Samantha Kay Brooksceased 21/10/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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