ADVANTA WEALTH (SOUTH WEST) LTD

🌳Matureactive

04342122 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-18

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

33 officers (4 active, 33 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1900	1900

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2026-02-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-26
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-25
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D'ARCY, Kevin James appointed
director
2025-11-25
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PEARSON, Mark Robert appointed
director
2025-11-25
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SEATH, Gregory appointed
director
2025-11-25
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GODEFROY, Shona Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-11-25
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LOMAX, Peter Gordon resigned
director
2025-10-25
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BROWN, Andrew Michael resigned
director
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
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HAMMOND, David Andrew resigned
director
2025-06-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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HAMMOND, David Andrew appointed
director
2023-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-30
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BUTTERWORTH, Philip John, Mr. resigned
director
2023-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-09
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LOMAX, Peter Gordon appointed
director
2022-02-09
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MARSH, Michael John resigned
director
2022-02-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-30
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CRESSWELL, Steve Amos resigned
director
2019-11-20
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CARRINGTON, Stuart James resigned
director
2019-11-20
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CLAY, Keith Sidney resigned
director
2019-11-20
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HILL, Christopher James resigned
director
2019-11-20
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PARKER, John Dobson resigned
director
2019-11-20
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SIMPSON, Dale Howard resigned
director
2019-11-20
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SMITH, Sean Russell resigned
director
2019-11-20
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SMY, Nicholas resigned
director
2019-11-20
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STAPLETON, Paul David resigned
director
2019-11-20
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TIBBERT, Mark Richard resigned
director
2019-07-01
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THOMAS, Richard Brian resigned
secretary
2019-07-01
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THOMAS, Richard Brian resigned
director
2019-06-06
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PORTMAN, Matthew Thomas resigned
director
2019-05-01
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JOHN, David Robert resigned
director
2018-04-30
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SYMONS, Raymond William resigned
director
2018-04-30
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TROMANS, David Brian resigned
director
2016-11-17
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BROWN, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2016-03-01
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CLAY, Keith Sidney appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 84 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BROWN, Andrew Michael resigned 2025-10-25; GODEFROY, Shona Elizabeth resigned 2025-11-25; LOMAX, Peter Gordon resigned 2025-11-25

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Westcotts Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Westcotts Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ADVANTA WEALTH (SOUTH WEST) LTD

This company · 04342122

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Westcotts Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/11/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Richard Brian Thomasceased 01/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Seca (Exeter) Limitedceased 03/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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BURRINGTON LENDING COMPANY LIMITED→ 08899175 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
CAIRN MORTGAGES LIMITED→ 15503269 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-12-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

26-28 Southernhay East

Exeter

Devon

EX1 1NS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-04

Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (4 active · 29 resigned)

ANDREWS, Iain Charles→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

D'ARCY, Kevin James→

director · ~39y · appointed 2025-11-25

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Active

PEARSON, Mark Robert→

director · ~60y · appointed 2025-11-25

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Active

SEATH, Gregory→

director · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-25

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Active

THOMAS, Richard Brian→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2001-12-18

Resigned

BROWN, Andrew Michael→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-17 · resigned 2025-10-25

Resigned

BUTTERWORTH, Philip John, Mr.→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2023-04-30

Resigned

CARRINGTON, Stuart James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-12-11 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

CLARK, Matthew John Seabrook→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-28 · resigned 2013-01-31

Resigned

CLAY, Keith Sidney→

director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

CRESSWELL, Steve Amos→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2021-04-30

Resigned

FLOOD, Judith→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2014-05-01

Resigned

GILLARD, Roger→

director · ~68y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2012-04-30

Resigned

GODEFROY, Shona Elizabeth→

director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2025-11-25

Resigned

HAMMOND, David Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2025-06-09

Resigned

HILL, Christopher James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-12-11 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

JOHN, David Robert→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2019-05-01

Resigned

LOMAX, Peter Gordon→

director · ~55y · appointed 2022-02-09 · resigned 2025-11-25

Resigned

MARSH, Michael John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2022-02-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (130 total)

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-02-14

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-02-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-28

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-11-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-11-20