ACEPP UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14222958 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2023
Net worth
£-21.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,798
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
-£22k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.8k |
| Current assets | £8.4k |
| Cash | £7.2k |
| Debtors | £1.3k |
| Net assets | £-21.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-01➖PRAMEX INTERNATIONAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-03➕DUNFORD, Simon Bruce appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEPP UK LTD
- 2022-07-08➕BLONDEAU, Christophe appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08➕PRAMEX INTERNATIONAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-07-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christophe Blondeau Individual · French · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 08/07/2022 |
Mr Jeremie Blondeau Individual · French · DOB 11/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Becket House
1 Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BLONDEAU, Christophe→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNFORD, Simon Bruce→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRAMEX INTERNATIONAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2024-01-01
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-08