ACE1 PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14816443 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-20
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£20.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of property unit trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £20,491

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£363.1k
Current assets£1.4k
Net assets£20.5k
Average employees0

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
    JAVAN, Ali Mohammad appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-03
    MOSTOWFI DARBAN, Niloofar resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE1 PROPERTIES LTD
  10. 2023-04-20
    MOSTOWFI DARBAN, Niloofar appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Mohammad Javan
Individual · Australian · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Niloofar Mostowfi Darbanceased 03/09/2025· 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
Incorporated2023-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64305 — Activities of property unit trusts

Registered office

The Fairings
Woodham Rise
Woking
GU21 4EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JAVAN, Ali Mohammad
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-09-03
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Active
MOSTOWFI DARBAN, Niloofar
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-04-20 · resigned 2025-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-20