ADVANCED ROOFING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02791973 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 31.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees45004300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-01
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    HARTSHORN, Charley Robert appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    HARTSHORN, Olivia Marie appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-01
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    RICHARDSON, Gary Edley appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-07-09
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    CLAPP, Richard James resigned
    director
  15. 2020-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-02-07
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    HENDRICK, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-11-01
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    HENDRICK, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2013-02-01
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    HARTSHORN, Lisa Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2012-11-12
    ➖
    HARRIS, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  25. 2012-11-12
    ➖
    HARRIS, Gordon resigned
    director
  26. 2006-12-04
    ➖
    LATHAM, Kerrie Anne resigned
    director
  27. 2006-11-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2004-12-01
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    LATHAM, Kerrie Anne appointed
    director
  29. 2001-03-09
    ➕
    CLAPP, Richard James appointed
    director
  30. 2000-07-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 1999-12-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1995-04-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1995-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1993-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED ROOFING LIMITED
  35. 1993-02-19
    ➕
    HARTSHORN, David Michael appointed
    director
  36. 1993-02-19
    ➕
    HARRIS, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  37. 1993-02-19
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1993-02-19
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1993-02-19
    ➕
    HARRIS, Gordon appointed
    director
  40. 1993-02-19
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 1993-02-19
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HARTSHORN, Charley Robert (same surname) appointed 2026-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

Dm Hartshorn Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dm Hartshorn Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED ROOFING LIMITED
This company · 02791973

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dm Hartshorn Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Advanced House
Littlewell Lane
Stanton-By-Dale
Derbyshire
DE7 4QW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

HARTSHORN, Charley Robert→
director · ~26y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTSHORN, David Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTSHORN, Lisa Marie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTSHORN, Olivia Marie→
director · ~28y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Gary Edley→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-19 · resigned 2012-11-12
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-19 · resigned 1993-02-19
Resigned
CLAPP, Richard James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2020-07-09
Resigned
HARRIS, Gordon→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-02-19 · resigned 2012-11-12
Resigned
HENDRICK, Christopher Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2020-02-07
Resigned
LATHAM, Kerrie Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2006-12-04
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-02-19 · resigned 1993-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/12/199922/11/2006
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property05/04/199511/07/2000
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property05/04/1995—
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Recent filings (112 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01