ADVANCE LAND & PLANNING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04310342 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-25
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  8. 2024-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2024-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-02-18
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    WILLIAMS, Juliet Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2003-02-04
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Juliet Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-02-04
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Andrew John appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-04
    ➖
    GARBETT, Susan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-02-04
    ➖
    GARBETT, Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2003-02-04
    ➖
    GARBETT, Susan resigned
    director
  23. 2003-02-04
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Juliet Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2002-04-18
    ➕
    GARBETT, Susan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-04-18
    ➕
    GARBETT, Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-18
    ➕
    GARBETT, Susan appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE LAND & PLANNING LIMITED
  28. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-10-24
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-10-24
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/09/2016
Mrs Juliet Anne Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/09/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Tudor House
37a Birmingham New Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV4 6BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Juliet Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Andrew John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2001-10-24
Resigned
GARBETT, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2003-02-04
Resigned
GARBETT, Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2003-02-04
Resigned
GARBETT, Susan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-18 · resigned 2003-02-04
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Juliet Anne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-02-04 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2001-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04