ADVANCEQUOTE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02253152 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-58
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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, 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £58

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£58
↓ 142% YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£58-£46-£34-£22-£10£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-58£-24
Current assets£2£2
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£-58£-24

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-15
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-08
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    WARREN, Brian resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-01-12
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    LITTLETON, Steve resigned
    director
  18. 2009-01-11
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Peter John appointed
    director
  19. 2000-05-01
    ➖
    ROSE, Barry resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-05-01
    ➕
    WARREN, Brian appointed
    secretary
  21. 1995-11-30
    ➖
    LITTLETON, Steve resigned
    secretary
  22. 1995-11-30
    ➕
    ROSE, Barry appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-11-30
    ➕
    LITTLETON, Steve appointed
    director
  24. 1995-11-24
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  25. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    LITTLETON, Steve appointed
    secretary
  26. 1995-11-24
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Peter John resigned
    director
  27. 1995-11-24
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Suzanne Jane resigned
    director
  28. 1990-07-17
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  29. 1990-07-17
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Peter John appointed
    director
  30. 1990-07-17
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Suzanne Jane appointed
    director
  31. 1988-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCEQUOTE LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Peter John Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/05/2021
Mrs Suzanne Jane Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter John Andrewsceased 11/05/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1988-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Alum House
5 Alum Chine Road
Westbourne
Bournemouth Dorset
BH4 8DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

ANDREWS, Peter John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREWS, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 1990-07-17 · resigned 1995-11-24
Resigned
LITTLETON, Steve→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 1995-11-30
Resigned
ROSE, Barry→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 2000-05-01
Resigned
WARREN, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-01 · resigned 2019-04-08
Resigned
ANDREWS, Peter John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1990-07-17 · resigned 1995-11-24
Resigned
ANDREWS, Suzanne Jane→
director · ~79y · appointed 1990-07-17 · resigned 1995-11-24
Resigned
LITTLETON, Steve→
director · ~83y · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 2009-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-12