ACE STUD LTD

🌱Startupactive
15910180 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93191Activities of racehorse owners
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-13
    ZHANG, Rifang appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-13
    ZHANG, Yuefang resigned
    director
  7. 2025-02-11
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2025-02-11
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2025-02-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-09-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-09-03
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2024-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE STUD LTD
  13. 2024-08-21
    ZHANG, Yuefang appointed
    director
  14. 2024-08-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
Rifang Zhang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 06/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Yuefang Zhangceased 13/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Willingham Stud Willingham Green Road
Brinkley
Newmarket
CB8 0SW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZHANG, Rifang
director · ~32y · appointed 2026-03-13
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Active
ZHANG, Yuefang
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-08-21 · resigned 2026-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-02-11
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-21