ADVANCETECH CONSULTING LTD
🌳Matureactive
03881179 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-22
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-48.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,446
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-44.7k | £-10.6k |
| Current assets | £25.3k | £31.1k |
| Cash | — | £1.6k |
| Debtors | £25.3k | £29.4k |
| Net assets | £-48.4k | £-27.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-01➕TAAFFE, Olivia appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2005-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-04-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2003-10-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 2000-11-22➕ALVAREZ, Matilda appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-22➖ALEXANDER, Linda resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lombard Natwest Factors Limited
- 1999-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCETECH CONSULTING LTD
- 1999-11-22➕SANCHEZ, John appointeddirector
- 1999-11-22➕ALEXANDER, Linda appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-22➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-22➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Sanchez Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
409-411 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 3PP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SANCHEZ, John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAAFFE, Olivia→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Linda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-11-22 · resigned 2000-11-22
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-22 · resigned 1999-11-22
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 08/04/2005 | 07/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 13/10/2003 | 22/04/2005 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Lombard Natwest Factors Limited | Fixed charge by client on purchased debts which fail to vest and other debts and floating charge on banked proceeds of other debts | 1 property | 07/02/2000 | 22/04/2005 |
Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27