ADVANCED LEASING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04312215 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (75/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-26
    ➕
    NUNES, Renato appointed
    director
  14. 2016-07-26
    ➖
    CORNWELL, Thomas Graham resigned
    director
  15. 2016-07-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-07-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-11-10
    ➕
    NUNES, Renato appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-10
    ➖
    TROTTER, Stuart Graham resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-11-04
    ➖
    HOLAHAN, Michael Eugene resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-11-04
    ➕
    TROTTER, Stuart Graham appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LEASING LIMITED
  23. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    HOLAHAN, Michael Eugene appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-10-29
    ➖
    THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    CORNWELL, Thomas Graham appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2001-10-29
    ➖
    LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 Geoffrey Michael Warren
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2001-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Hythe Road
London
NW10 6RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

NUNES, Renato→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NUNES, Renato→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLAHAN, Michael Eugene→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2004-11-04
Resigned
TROTTER, Stuart Graham→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-04 · resigned 2006-11-10
Resigned
THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned
CORNWELL, Thomas Graham→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2016-07-26
Resigned
LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30