A.D.V. COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02717861 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (56/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
86 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2018-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-09-30
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    BONNELL, Jill appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-09-30
    ➕
    FINLAY NOTMAN, Rory Alasdair appointed
    director
  18. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    PAGE, Joan Evelyn resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    PAGE, William James resigned
    director
  20. 1997-04-04
    ➖
    GAMBLE, James resigned
    secretary
  21. 1997-04-04
    ➕
    PAGE, Joan Evelyn appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-04
    ➖
    CARTER, Robert Roy resigned
    director
  23. 1997-04-04
    ➕
    PAGE, William James appointed
    director
  24. 1993-05-27
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1992-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D.V. COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  26. 1992-05-27
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-05-27
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-05-27
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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.)

Group structure

Dickerman Overseas Contracting Co Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Dickerman Overseas Contracting Co Ltd
Corporate parent
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A.D.V. COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
This company · 02717861

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dickerman Overseas Contracting Co Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/10/2016

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
Incorporated1992-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Unit 10, Adam Business Centre Henson Way
Telford Way Industrial Estate
Kettering
NN16 8PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BONNELL, Jill→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINLAY NOTMAN, Rory Alasdair→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAMBLE, James→
secretary · resigned 1997-04-04
Resigned
PAGE, Joan Evelyn→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-04 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-27 · resigned 1992-05-27
Resigned
CARTER, Robert Roy→
director · ~82y · resigned 1997-04-04
Resigned
PAGE, William James→
director · ~104y · appointed 1997-04-04 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-27 · resigned 1993-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
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accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29