ACE ONLINE ACCOUNTING LTD

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16461702 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-20
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE ONLINE ACCOUNTING LTD
  3. 2025-05-20
    FULLER, Tracie Julia appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-20
    WILCOX, Elaine appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Elaine Wilcox
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/05/2025
Ms Tracie Julia Fuller
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

49 Drakes Close
Upchurch
Sittingbourne
ME9 7BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FULLER, Tracie Julia
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-05-20
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Active
WILCOX, Elaine
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-05-20
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Recent filings (2 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-20