3ACE CONTRACTORS (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09012700 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 4 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,329,645
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£445k
Net Worth
£1.3m
Current Assets
£3.1m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.33M | — |
| Current assets | £3.13M | — |
| Cash | £444.8k | — |
| Debtors | £2.69M | — |
| Net assets | £1.33M | — |
| Average employees | — | 900 |
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
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-08-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-07-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-19➖MICHAILIDIS, Emanouil resigneddirector
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2015-09-23➖ERACLEOUS, Andreas resigneddirector
- 2014-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 3ACE CONTRACTORS (UK) LIMITED
- 2014-04-25➕NEOFYTOU, Christos appointeddirector
- 2014-04-25➕ERACLEOUS, Andreas appointeddirector
- 2014-04-25➕MICHAILIDIS, Emanouil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angeliki Papageorgiou Individual · Cypriot · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/02/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christos Neophytouceased 13/02/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 34 QG LIMITED→ 15173778 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 369 TRADE & SERVICES LTD→ 16902465 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
2nd Floor 10-12 Bourlet Close
London
W1W 7BR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
NEOFYTOU, Christos→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ERACLEOUS, Andreas→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2015-09-23
MICHAILIDIS, Emanouil→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2020-06-19
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Recent filings (40 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-08-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-08-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-10