ADVANCED MARKETING (EUROPE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03410987 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-29
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (1 active, 26 linked, 17 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £52,000

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£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Profit before tax£-52.0k£-52.0k
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-06
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    LUCAS, Bradley resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-02-13
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    LUCAS, Bradley appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-13
    ➖
    WARREN, Carrie resigned
    director
  12. 2022-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-06-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-26
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Brian Frederick, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  17. 2022-05-26
    ➖
    POWELL, Gareth David resigned
    director
  18. 2022-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-05-20
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    KOCHAR, Amandeep appointed
    director
  20. 2022-05-20
    ➕
    WARREN, Carrie appointed
    director
  21. 2022-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-03-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2022-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-03-21
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Brian Frederick, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    BILTCLIFFE, Stuart James resigned
    secretary
  28. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    BILTCLIFFE, Stuart James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2015-03-30
    ➖
    POWELL, Gareth David resigned
    secretary
  30. 2015-03-13
    ➖
    LEONARD, Jeffrey Scott resigned
    director
  31. 2015-03-13
    ➖
    WIGHT, Marshall A resigned
    director
  32. 2014-11-12
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Gareth Edward resigned
    secretary
  33. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    POWELL, Gareth David appointed
    secretary
  34. 2014-05-21
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Gareth Edward appointed
    secretary
  35. 2014-05-21
    ➖
    JENNINGS, Daniel Hamilton resigned
    secretary
  36. 2013-03-20
    ➖
    MORGAN, Thomas Irvin resigned
    director
  37. 2011-11-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2010-02-26
    ➖
    GEOBEY, Peter Alan resigned
    secretary
  39. 2010-02-26
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Daniel Hamilton appointed
    secretary
  40. 2008-09-03
    ➕
    LEONARD, Jeffrey Scott appointed
    director
  41. 2008-09-03
    ➖
    MELTON, James Carroll resigned
    director
  42. 2008-09-03
    ➕
    MORGAN, Thomas Irvin appointed
    director
  43. 2008-01-04
    ➖
    WILLIS, Richards resigned
    director
  44. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    MELTON, James Carroll appointed
    director
  45. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    WIGHT, Marshall A appointed
    director
  46. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    WILLIS, Richards appointed
    director
  47. 2007-03-19
    ➖
    SMITH, Curtis R resigned
    director
  48. 2006-08-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited (The Security Holder)
  49. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    GEOBEY, Peter Alan appointed
    secretary
  50. 2006-07-19
    ➖
    POWELL, Gareth David resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Group structure

Baker & Taylor Uk Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Baker & Taylor Uk Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED MARKETING (EUROPE) LIMITED
This company · 03410987

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
Baker & Taylor Uk Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Follett Corporationceased 03/11/2021· significant influence

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 25 resigned)

KOCHAR, Amandeep→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Brian Frederick, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-21 · resigned 2022-05-26
Resigned
BILTCLIFFE, Stuart James→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
GEOBEY, Peter Alan→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2010-02-26
Resigned
HAMILTON, Gareth Edward→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-21 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
JENNINGS, Daniel Hamilton→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-26 · resigned 2014-05-21
Resigned
PICKUP, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 2000-08-01
Resigned
POWELL, Gareth David→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-12 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned
POWELL, Gareth David→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2006-07-19
Resigned
SKINNER, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-29 · resigned 1998-03-04
Resigned
BAILEY, Andrew→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-03-17 · resigned 1998-06-19
Resigned
DERKASH, Bruce→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2001-08-20
Resigned
HAMBLETON, Jonathan Lee, Sol→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-07-29 · resigned 1998-03-04
Resigned
KIDD, Michael William Weaver→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-04-03 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
LEONARD, Jeffrey Scott→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-09-03 · resigned 2015-03-13
Resigned
LUCAS, Bradley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-13 · resigned 2025-10-06
Resigned
MELTON, James Carroll→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2008-09-03
Resigned
MORGAN, Thomas Irvin→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-09-03 · resigned 2013-03-20
Resigned
NICITA, Michael→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 2004-04-12
Resigned
PICKUP, Anthony John→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 2001-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited (The Security Holder)
Fixed and floating charge1 property07/08/200630/11/2011

Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-01