ADVANCED UTILITIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04305185 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-16
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees400300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-21
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2025-10-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-10-29
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2025-03-18
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  6. 2025-01-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-01-24
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-11-01
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  12. 2023-11-01
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  13. 2023-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2023-07-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2023-07-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2023-07-07
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  17. 2023-07-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2023-07-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2023-07-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2023-06-30
    ➖
    MC ELHONE, Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2023-06-30
    ➖
    MCELHONE, Kathleen resigned
    director
  22. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2023-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2023-04-01
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    MCELHONE, Niall appointed
    director
  26. 2020-03-04
    ➖
    KEANE, Martin Joseph resigned
    secretary
  27. 2020-03-04
    ➖
    KEANE, Maria Theresa resigned
    director
  28. 2020-03-04
    ➖
    KEANE, Martin Joseph resigned
    director
  29. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    KEANE, Maria Theresa appointed
    director
  30. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    MCELHONE, Kathleen appointed
    director
  31. 2003-05-14
    ➕
    KEANE, Martin Joseph appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-05-14
    ➖
    O HARA, John resigned
    secretary
  33. 2003-01-20
    ➕
    MC ELHONE, Paul appointed
    director
  34. 2001-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED UTILITIES LIMITED
  35. 2001-10-16
    ➕
    O HARA, John appointed
    secretary
  36. 2001-10-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2001-10-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-10-16
    ➕
    KEANE, Martin Joseph appointed
    director
  39. 2001-10-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2001-10-16
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niall Mcelhone
Individual · British · DOB 02/1992 · age 34
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/06/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Kathleen Mcelhoneceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul George Mcelhoneceased 30/06/2023· 50-75% voting
  • Mr Martin Joseph Keaneceased 04/03/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2001-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Phoenix Building
Brierley Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 9HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

MCELHONE, Niall→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEANE, Martin Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2020-03-04
Resigned
O HARA, John→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2003-05-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2001-10-16
Resigned
KEANE, Maria Theresa→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2020-03-04
Resigned
KEANE, Martin Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2020-03-04
Resigned
MC ELHONE, Paul→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
MCELHONE, Kathleen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2001-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-03-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-11-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-11-01