ADVANTAGE HOMES LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-31➕PAULL, Shane Alan appointeddirector
- 2020-10-31➖DAY, Gary Neil resigneddirector
- 2020-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-07➕DAY, Gary Neil appointeddirector
- 2016-03-07➖KINDLE HOUSING LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2011-05-23➕ASPRAY, Robert Thomas appointeddirector
- 2004-01-18➕PUTTICK, Raymond Eric appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-18➖MCCARTHY & STONE (GROUP SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-01-18➕KINDLE HOUSING LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-01-18➖MCCARTHY & STONE (GROUP SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2004-01-18➖MCCARTHY & STONE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 1999-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTAGE HOMES LIMITED
- 1999-01-19➕MCCARTHY & STONE (GROUP SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-01-19➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-19➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-19➕MCCARTHY & STONE (GROUP SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 1999-01-19➕MCCARTHY & STONE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 1999-01-19➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-01-19➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanGroup structure
Kindle Housing Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kindle Housing Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 20/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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