ACE KEYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC463209 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-06
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
3 officers (2 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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01➕CHINNERY, James Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08➖CHINNERY, James Kristian resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE KEYS LIMITED
- 2013-11-06➕CHINNERY, Annette appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06➕CHINNERY, James Kristian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
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Mrs Annette Chinnery Individual · Norwegian · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Kristian Chinneryceased 08/03/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| GLENAPPIN LIMITED→ SC063313 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| GLENCARSE LIMITED→ SC300878 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| GLENDEVON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC058643 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
| GLENFARG REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ SC385859 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| GLENGASK LIMITED→ SC055519 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
| GRAMPIAN ESTATES LIMITED→ SC491511 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| HAB PROPERTIES LTD→ SC722666 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| HALLOS CHOICE UK LTD→ SC826222 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Beechwood 2 Clathymore Drive
Clathymore
Tibbermore
Perthshire
PH1 1NW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CHINNERY, Annette→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-11-06
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CHINNERY, James Robert Charles→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-10-01
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CHINNERY, James Kristian→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-11-06 · resigned 2021-03-08
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-12