ADVANTIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03165224 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£469.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

50 officers (7 active, 50 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

198 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £469,411

Cash YoY

+7%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£236k

↑ 6.8% YoY

Net Worth

£469k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£347k

↓ 6.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£469.4k	£467.2k
Current assets	£347.4k	£369.9k
Cash	£236.0k	£221.0k
Debtors	£111.4k	£148.8k
Net assets	£469.4k	£467.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-07-18
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officers · TM01
2025-07-18
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officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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HUGHES, Richard Brian appointed
director
2025-03-04
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SPOONER, Christopher resigned
director
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
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COOK, John Edward resigned
director
2021-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19
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address · AD01
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-31
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BOURTON, Graham Carwyn Rhys resigned
director
2021-07-01
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HEAPS, Michael Kenneth resigned
director
2020-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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officers · AP01
2020-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-27
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HAYWOOD, Ian Michael appointed
director
2020-09-25
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TRAVIS, Paul Robert resigned
director
2020-07-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-30
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MILLER, Rebecca Louise resigned
director
2020-03-18
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MCKEEVER, Stephen resigned
director
2020-02-24
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officers · AP01
2020-01-31
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TRAVIS, Paul Robert appointed
director
2019-12-31
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CARTER, Steven Richard appointed
director
2019-12-31
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KEEN, Stephen Frederick resigned
director
2019-12-31
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MARSHALL, Gerard Barry resigned
director
2019-06-10
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HUDSON, Paul Joseph appointed
director
2019-06-10
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COOK, John Edward appointed
director
2019-03-27
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BOURTON, Graham Carwyn Rhys appointed
director
2019-03-27
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MARSHALL, Gerard Barry appointed
director
2019-03-27
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SANDERS, Clive Richard resigned
director
2019-03-27
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SPOONER, Christopher appointed
director
2019-03-12
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BUDGE, Bruce Cassidy resigned
director
2019-03-12
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ELLIOTT, Ian James resigned
director
2019-03-12
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MARSHALL, Gerard Barry appointed
director
2019-03-12
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MARSHALL, Gerard Barry resigned
director
2018-12-10
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MCKEEVER, Stephen appointed
director
2018-07-04
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HARROP, Stephen Leslie resigned
director
2017-12-31
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GEENS, Robert Alan resigned
director
2017-12-12
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CLARE, Stephen John resigned
director
2017-12-12
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JAMES, David Vincent resigned
director
2017-05-24
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HARROP, Stephen Leslie appointed
director
2016-06-06
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MILLER, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2015-12-15
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ELLIOTT, Ian James appointed
director
2015-09-01
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CUNDICK, Graham Stuart resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-02-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Dunraven Place

Bridgend

CF31 1JF

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27