THE ACE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£455k
+402.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.7m
-2% vs 2024
Employees
49
-10.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£310k
+20% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,362,042 | £16,654,164 | £16,935,516 | £13,593,608 | £14,524,358 | £14,176,894 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,240,576 | £1,410,885 | £747,472 | £144,186 | £417,943 | £453,666 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,192,758 | £1,389,957 | £647,126 | £38,793 | £257,853 | £309,545 | +20% | |
| Net profit | £1,767,231 | £1,084,607 | £495,567 | £8,689 | £197,480 | £240,432 | +21.8% | |
| Cash | £664,888 | £576,669 | £226,800 | £400,966 | £90,464 | £454,669 | +402.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,378,712 | £7,431,396 | £7,440,812 | £7,100,298 | £6,943,382 | £6,759,820 | -2.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,313,231 | £7,048,575 | £7,118,873 | £6,813,273 | £6,803,903 | £6,668,964 | -2% | |
| Equity | £6,313,231 | £7,048,575 | £7,118,873 | £6,813,273 | £6,803,903 | £6,668,964 | -2% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 53 | 52 | 58 | 55 | 49 | -10.9% | |
| Wages | £1,816,538 | £1,331,254 | £1,349,348 | £1,535,968 | £1,561,504 | £1,492,804 | -4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £131,723 | £66,890 | £69,869 | £64,746 | £44,321 | £46,724 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £22,674 | £345,368 | £70,368 | -79.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.5% | 8.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.1% | 19.0% | 10.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.9% | 37.4% | 27.1% | 32.0% | 37.4% | 37.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.20x | 2.64x | 2.63x | |
| Interest cover | 46.79x | 66.94x | 7.43x | 1.35x | 2.58x | 2.96x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE ACE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED 2026-07-17 → present
- THE ACE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED 9999-12-31 → 2026-07-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In February 2025 the Company took out a trade loan of £600,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, David | Director | 2012-04-26 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SILVERMAN, Dale | Director | 2012-04-26 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVERMAN, Murray | Secretary | — | 2023-06-30 |
| MILLMAN, Leslie Stuart | Director | — | 2017-06-20 |
| SILVERMAN, Murray | Director | — | 2023-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ace Supply Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-20 | Active |
| Mr Leslie Stuart Millman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-20 |
| Ms Loraine Silverman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.