ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01808155 · ltd · incorporated 1984-04-12

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.7y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 41.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-10-08
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2024-10-30
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2023-11-20
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2023-04-15
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2022-05-10
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2021-05-18
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2020-05-19
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-16
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-02-16
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-02-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-02-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-02-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-12-16
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2019-07-12
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2019-06-05
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2018-05-29
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2010-11-08
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Slough Trading Estate Limited
2007-12-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Slough Trading Estate Limited
2006-10-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hermes Group LTD
2004-10-31
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OWLES, Kathleen Mary Boow appointed
secretary
2004-10-31
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OWLES, Peter Alan Gallard resigned
secretary
2004-10-31
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KNIGHT, John Anthony resigned
director
1991-04-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Relay Technical Transport Limited
1984-11-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Investors in Industry PLC
1984-04-12
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Alan Gallard Owles Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1984-04-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

2nd Floor 1-5 Clerkenwell Road

London

EC1M 5PA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

OWLES, Kathleen Mary Boow→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-31

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Active

OWLES, Peter Alan Gallard→

director · ~80y

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Active

OWLES, Peter Alan Gallard→

secretary · resigned 2004-10-31

Resigned

KNIGHT, John Anthony→

director · ~83y · resigned 2004-10-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Slough Trading Estate Slough Trading Estate Limited	Enterprise lease	1 property	08/11/2010	16/02/2020
satisfied	Slough Trading Estate Slough Trading Estate Limited	Lease	1 property	06/12/2007	16/02/2020
satisfied	Hermes Group Hermes Group LTD	Mortgage debenture	1 property	12/10/2006	16/02/2020
satisfied	Relay Technical Transport Relay Technical Transport Limited	Rent deposit deed	1 property	12/04/1991	16/02/2020
satisfied	Investors in Industry Investors in Industry PLC	Collateral debenture	1 property	20/11/1984	16/02/2020