AVANTICA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03955254 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,063

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£5k-£3k-£2k£4£2kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-6.1k£-3.6k
Current assets£1.5k£978
Net assets£-6.1k£-3.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-05
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  2. 2024-10-05
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  3. 2024-01-25
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  4. 2022-08-09
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  5. 2021-08-09
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  6. 2021-01-21
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  7. 2019-06-21
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  8. 2019-01-17
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  9. 2018-02-21
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  10. 2017-03-20
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  11. 2017-01-31
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  12. 2016-05-31
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  13. 2016-02-04
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  14. 2015-05-26
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  15. 2015-02-09
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  16. 2009-08-10
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    PROCTOR, John Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2008-07-01
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    PROCTOR, Susan appointed
    director
  18. 2000-11-30
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    PROCTOR, Susan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-11-30
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    LISTER, Allistair Keith resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AVANTICA LIMITED
  21. 2000-03-23
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    LISTER, Allistair Keith appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-03-23
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-03-23
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-03-23
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    PROCTOR, John Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2000-03-23
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-03-23
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Proctor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

3 The Grange
Flaxby
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 0RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PROCTOR, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROCTOR, Susan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-07-01
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Active
LISTER, Allistair Keith→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2000-11-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2000-03-23
Resigned
PROCTOR, John Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2009-08-10
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2000-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
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accounts · AA
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-19