ADVICEAIR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04244059 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-29
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
70 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-08-31
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    KNIGHT, Graham Scott appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-08-31
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    BRISTOW, Philip Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-22
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    KNIGHT, Graham Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2001-09-17
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Stuart Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2001-07-17
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    KNIGHT, Brian Maxwell appointed
    director
  22. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    BRISTOW, Philip Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-07-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-07-17
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVICEAIR LIMITED
  26. 2001-06-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-06-29
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Maxwell Knight
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
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
Incorporated2001-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

Century House
1 The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

KNIGHT, Graham Scott→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-31
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KNIGHT, Brian Maxwell→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-07-17
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Active
KNIGHT, Graham Scott→
director · ~50y · appointed 2004-04-22
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Active
KNIGHT, Stuart Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-09-17
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Active
BRISTOW, Philip Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-10