ADVENTUS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

04069694 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-12

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	—	500

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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officers · TM01
2026-05-24
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HUMPHREYS, Andrew Mark resigned
director
2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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EVANS & PARTNERS LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-09-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-04-22
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capital · SH08
2020-04-01
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SANDS, Karen appointed
director
2020-04-01
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capital · SH01
2020-04-01
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officers · AP01
2020-04-01
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officers · TM01
2020-04-01
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officers · AP01
2019-12-28
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accounts · AA
2019-04-01
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SANDS, Karen appointed
director
2019-04-01
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SANDS, Karen resigned
director
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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MERRICK, Brent resigned
director
2013-06-14
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TODD, Robert James resigned
director
2011-11-20
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TODD, Robert James appointed
director
2009-09-30
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TODD, Robert James resigned
director
2007-04-01
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HUMPHREYS, Andrew Mark appointed
director
2007-04-01
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MERRICK, Brent appointed
director
2006-02-09
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CHINN, Paul resigned
director
2005-12-01
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EVANS, Oliver James resigned
director
2005-11-25
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EVANS & PARTNERS LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-04-01
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CHINN, Paul appointed
director
2002-02-07
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TOOHEY, Philip appointed
secretary
2002-02-07
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EVANS, Martin Robert resigned
secretary
2002-02-07
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EVANS, Oliver James appointed
director
2001-07-17
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BLYTHIN, Michael James appointed
director
2001-07-17
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TOOHEY, Philip appointed
director
2000-11-23
➕
EVANS, Martin Robert appointed
secretary
2000-11-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-23
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TODD, Robert James appointed
director
2000-11-23
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-09-12
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Company incorporated
As ADVENTUS LTD.
2000-09-12
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-09-12
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

clean

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ADVANCE TOPCO LIMITED→ 09555348 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-09-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

9 Bank Road

Kingswood

Bristol

BS15 8LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

TOOHEY, Philip→

secretary · appointed 2002-02-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLYTHIN, Michael James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2001-07-17

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Active

SANDS, Karen→

director · ~45y · appointed 2020-04-01

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Active

TOOHEY, Philip→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-07-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EVANS, Martin Robert→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2002-02-07

Resigned

EVANS & PARTNERS LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-25 · resigned 2024-09-13

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2000-11-23

Resigned

CHINN, Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2006-02-09

Resigned

EVANS, Oliver James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2002-02-07 · resigned 2005-12-01

Resigned

HUMPHREYS, Andrew Mark→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2026-05-24

Resigned

MERRICK, Brent→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2016-03-31

Resigned

SANDS, Karen→

director · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2019-04-01

Resigned

TODD, Robert James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-11-20 · resigned 2013-06-14

Resigned

TODD, Robert James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2009-09-30

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2000-11-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (119 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-06-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-14

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-30

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2020-04-28