ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04321183 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2025-10-08
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  3. 2025-10-08
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  4. 2025-06-09
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  5. 2024-12-19
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  6. 2024-01-15
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  7. 2024-01-15
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  8. 2023-12-18
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  9. 2023-12-05
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  10. 2023-12-05
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  11. 2022-12-31
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  12. 2022-01-02
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  13. 2021-01-06
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  14. 2019-10-09
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  15. 2018-12-23
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  16. 2017-12-18
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  17. 2007-06-27
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    MISSE, Frederic appointed
    director
  18. 2007-06-27
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    NEVEUX, Alban appointed
    director
  19. 2006-09-29
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    MISSE, Frederic appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-09-29
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    BRUYERE, Richard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-09-23
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    ENISCOURT, Thibault resigned
    director
  22. 2002-06-28
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    ENISCOURT, Thibault appointed
    director
  23. 2001-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED
  24. 2001-11-12
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    SCHMITT, Jean Michel appointed
    director
  25. 2001-11-12
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    BRUYERE, Richard appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jean Michel Schmitt
Individual · French · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jean-Michel Schmittceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Financiere Cavok Sasceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2001-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

109 Baker Street
3rd Floor
London
W1U 6RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MISSE, Frederic→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MISSE, Frederic→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-06-27
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Active
NEVEUX, Alban→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHMITT, Jean Michel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUYERE, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-12 · resigned 2006-09-29
Resigned
ENISCOURT, Thibault→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2004-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09