ACE EVENT CATERING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14955674 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-23
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£918
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £918
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,728 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£918
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £918 | £4.6k |
| Current assets | £11.1k | £14.3k |
| Net assets | £918 | £4.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE EVENT CATERING LTD
- 2023-06-23➕CHAPMAN, Kirsty Louise appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-23➕CHAPMAN, Adam Christopher Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-06-23➕CHAPMAN, Kirsty Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-06-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Christopher Edward Chapman Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/06/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Registered office
4 St Nicholas Court Church Lane
Dersingham
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE31 6GZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Kirsty Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-06-23
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CHAPMAN, Adam Christopher Edward→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-06-23
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CHAPMAN, Kirsty Louise→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-23
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Recent filings (12 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-23