ADVANTAGE 999 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04285982 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-12

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47890

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.9y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-10
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2025-01-10
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2024-06-18
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2022-12-23
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2022-01-24
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2021-01-08
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2020-03-05
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2019-04-05
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2018-03-16
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2017-05-16
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2016-06-30
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2015-10-06
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2015-05-20
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2015-05-20
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mortgage · MR05
2010-06-10
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GLASHAN, Craig Leonard resigned
director
2009-03-12
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MANN, Andrew Henry Robin resigned
director
2008-07-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-08-31
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GLASHAN, David John resigned
director
2007-02-14
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GLASHAN, Craig Leonard appointed
director
2007-02-14
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GLASHAN, David John appointed
director
2004-04-06
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GLASHAN, David John resigned
director
2004-04-06
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MANN, Andrew Henry Robin appointed
director
2001-09-12
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Company incorporated
As ADVANTAGE 999 LIMITED
2001-09-12
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GLASHAN, Sarah Joy appointed
secretary
2001-09-12
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GLASHAN, Sarah Joy appointed
director
2001-09-12
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-09-12
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-09-12
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GLASHAN, David John appointed
director
2001-09-12
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-09-12
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Joy Glashan Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-09-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47890 — SIC 47890

Registered office

15 Bovinger Way

Southend-On-Sea

SS1 3SZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-26

Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GLASHAN, Sarah Joy→

secretary · appointed 2001-09-12

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Active

GLASHAN, Sarah Joy→

director · ~62y · appointed 2001-09-12

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2001-09-12

Resigned

GLASHAN, Craig Leonard→

director · ~46y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2010-06-10

Resigned

GLASHAN, David John→

director · ~72y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-08-31

Resigned

GLASHAN, David John→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2004-04-06

Resigned

MANN, Andrew Henry Robin→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2009-03-12

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2001-09-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	17/07/2008	—

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