ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03189815 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 26.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 26.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 28 | 2200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-15➖LINDLEY, Trevor John resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-15➖LINDLEY, Trevor John resigneddirector
- 2026-04-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-14➖SHIACH, Andrew Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14➕LINDLEY, Trevor John appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-14➖SHIACH, Joan Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-01➕BENNETT, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2016-09-23➕HEALE, Jonathan Peter appointeddirector
- 2016-09-23➕LINDLEY, Trevor John appointeddirector
- 2014-12-13➖SHIACH, Joan Margaret resigneddirector
- 2014-01-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-10-01➖JONES, Mathew Bruce resigneddirector
- 2009-09-11➕JONES, Mathew Bruce appointeddirector
- 2008-01-02➕SHIACH, Joan Margaret appointeddirector
- 2005-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-07-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-06-25➕SHIACH, Joan Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-25➖HARDEMAN, Cornelis resigneddirector
- 1999-06-25➖HUINCK, Vincentius Hyacinthus Jozeph Maria resigneddirector
- 1999-02-25➖SHIACH, Andrew Charles resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-24➕SHIACH, Andrew Charles appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-24➖WATKINS, Margaret Mary resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-04-24➕HARDEMAN, Cornelis appointeddirector
- 1996-04-24➕HUINCK, Vincentius Hyacinthus Jozeph Maria appointeddirector
- 1996-04-24➖MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean resignednominee-director
- 1996-04-24➕SHIACH, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 1996-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 1996-04-23➕WATKINS, Margaret Mary appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-04-23➕MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: LINDLEY, Trevor John resigned 2026-04-15; LINDLEY, Trevor John resigned 2026-04-15; SHIACH, Andrew Charles resigned 2026-01-14
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Units 21-24 Beaumont Close
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 1TG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
BENNETT, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEALE, Jonathan Peter→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINDLEY, Trevor John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-14 · resigned 2026-04-15
SHIACH, Andrew Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 1999-02-25
SHIACH, Joan Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-25 · resigned 2017-11-14
WATKINS, Margaret Mary→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-23 · resigned 1996-04-24
HARDEMAN, Cornelis→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 1999-06-25
HUINCK, Vincentius Hyacinthus Jozeph Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 1999-06-25
JONES, Mathew Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-09-11 · resigned 2011-10-01
LINDLEY, Trevor John→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-23 · resigned 2026-04-15
MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean→
Resignednominee-director · ~63y · appointed 1996-04-23 · resigned 1996-04-24
SHIACH, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 2026-01-14
SHIACH, Joan Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-01-02 · resigned 2014-12-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/01/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 28/07/2000 | 13/09/2005 |
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Recent filings (116 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-12