ACE TESTING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14691272 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£51.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,732
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,819 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£54k£73k£91kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£51.7k£59.6k
Current assets£28.6k£90.7k
Net assets£51.7k£59.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-04-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-28
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-04-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-04-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-04-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-04-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-01-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE TESTING SERVICES LIMITED
  14. 2023-02-27
    BOLISETTY, Pramod appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-27
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maheeta Venkatswamy
Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/04/2025
Mr Pramod Bolisetty
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mansion House
Manchester Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4RW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOLISETTY, Pramod
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-02-27
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Recent filings (16 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27