ACE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED

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13510936 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-14
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80200Security systems service activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-10-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2024-09-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-07-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
  13. 2021-07-14
    CHOUDHRY, Shazad Khan appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-14
    📄
    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shazad Khan Choudhry
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares14/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

341 Micklefield Road
High Wycombe
HP13 7HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHOUDHRY, Shazad Khan
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-07-14
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06