ACEMORE FINANCE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11973980 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,740

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£21k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£20.7k
Current assets£30.1k
Net assets£20.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-05-03
    CRAVEN, Joanne Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-05-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-05-03
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACEMORE FINANCE LIMITED
  18. 2019-05-01
    CRAVEN, David Charles Mcnae appointed
    director
  19. 2019-05-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr David Charles Mcnae Craven
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/05/2019
Mrs Joanne Louise Craven
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Frankley Fields
Southam Road
Radford Semele
Warwickshire
CV31 1TX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CRAVEN, David Charles Mcnae
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
CRAVEN, Joanne Louise
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-03
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-05