ADVANTURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04313153 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£51.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,352
Net assets shrinking
Down £658 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£55.5k£56.1k
Current assets£16.6k£28.5k
Cash£12.6k£21.8k
Debtors—£2.7k
Net assets£51.4k£52.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    PICKERSGILL, Carl appointed
    director
  16. 2007-12-01
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Trudy resigned
    director
  17. 2005-11-26
    ➕
    PICKERSGILL, Carl appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-11-26
    ➖
    MARSDEN, Helen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-11-05
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Helen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-11-05
    ➖
    PICKERSGILL, Carl resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    PICKERSGILL, Carl appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-26
    ➖
    POLLITT, Emma resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-02-12
    ➕
    POLLITT, Emma appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-02-12
    ➖
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-02-12
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Trudy appointed
    director
  26. 2002-02-12
    ➖
    REPORTACTION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-10-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTURE LIMITED
  28. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    REPORTACTION LIMITED appointed
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
Miss Rebecca Jade Pickersgill
Individual · British · DOB 02/1998 · age 28
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/02/2024
Mr Callum Luke Pickersgill
Individual · British · DOB 03/1999 · age 27
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Trudy Armitageceased 16/02/2024· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2001-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

47 Market Street
Hemsworth
Pontefract
WF9 4LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PICKERSGILL, Carl→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKERSGILL, Carl→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSDEN, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2005-11-26
Resigned
PICKERSGILL, Carl→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2004-11-05
Resigned
POLLITT, Emma→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-12 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2002-02-12
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Trudy→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-02-12 · resigned 2007-12-01
Resigned
REPORTACTION LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2002-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01