AGVANCED INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04003084 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£26.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,751
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£251k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£57k£113k£170k£226k£283kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£43.9k£63.2k
Current assets£250.7k£282.9k
Cash£60.3k£57.3k
Debtors£139.1k£162.1k
Net assets£26.8k£22.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-19
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2020-12-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-12-09
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  13. 2020-12-08
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  14. 2020-12-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2020-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-12
    ➕
    HARRIS, Michael Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-11
    ➖
    MOORE, Simon Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2005-01-28
    ➖
    HAYLOCK, Gary Mark resigned
    director
  20. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    HAYLOCK, Gary Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    HARRIS, Dawn Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    HARRIS, Nicholas Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2000-05-30
    ➖
    WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    MOORE, Simon Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2000-05-30
    ➖
    WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGVANCED INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  27. 2000-05-22
    ➕
    WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-05-22
    ➕
    WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Andrew Harris
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control22/05/2017
Mrs Dawn Louise Harris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2017

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
Incorporated2000-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Bourne Park
Piddlehinton
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7TU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HARRIS, Dawn Louise→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Michael Gary→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Nicholas Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-30
Resigned
HAYLOCK, Gary Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-04-15 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
MOORE, Simon Alexander→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2010-12-11
Resigned
WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-06