ADVENT PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | £1.4k |
| Current assets | £10.7k | £10.5k |
| Net assets | £1.0k | £1.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-23📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03➖JEFFREY GARBETT, Margaret Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-06-03➖JEFFREY-GARBETT, Alan Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01➕JEFFREY-GARBETT, Alan Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-04-01➕WELSH, Anne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2001-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENT PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2001-06-12➕JEFFREY GARBETT, Margaret Ann appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-12➕WELSH, Robert Michael appointeddirector
- 2001-06-12➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-12➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-12➕JEFFREY GARBETT, Margaret Ann appointeddirector
- 2001-06-12➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-06-12➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Michael Welsh Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/09/2019 |
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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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