ADVANCED VISION SURVEILLANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04161341 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-15
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-06
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    PUGH, Hayley resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-04-06
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    PUGH, Hayley resigned
    director
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-02-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2016-03-14
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    PUGH, Hayley appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-01
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    FRANCIS, Trevor Graham resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-01-01
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    PUGH, Hayley appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-02-19
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    FRANCIS, Scott Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2001-02-19
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    FRANCIS, Trevor Graham appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED VISION SURVEILLANCE LIMITED
  26. 2001-02-15
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-02-15
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-02-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-02-15
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Paul Francis
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Hayley Pugh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2001-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2 ( Rear ) 32 Lavender Gardens
Enfield
London
EN2 8AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FRANCIS, Scott Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANCIS, Trevor Graham→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-19 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
PUGH, Hayley→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2022-04-06
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-15 · resigned 2001-02-15
Resigned
PUGH, Hayley→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2022-04-06
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-15 · resigned 2001-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04