ADVANCED BUSINESS CONCEPTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04377363 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,387
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,713 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.6k | £26.4k |
| Current assets | £28.1k | £78.6k |
| Net assets | £20.4k | £25.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-08-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-20➖STIRRAT, Kevan John resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➕WEBB, Garry John appointeddirector
- 2003-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Pgs Holdings Limited
- 2002-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED BUSINESS CONCEPTS LTD
- 2002-02-19➕WEBB, Tereza appointeddirector
- 2002-02-19➕STIRRAT, Kevan John appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-19➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-19➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-02-19➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Garry John Webb Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2020 |
Mrs Tereza Webb Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gary John Webbceased 31/07/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
44 Horton Road
Middleton Cheney
Banbury
OX17 2LG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
WEBB, Garry John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-05-01
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WEBB, Tereza→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2002-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STIRRAT, Kevan John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2015-02-20
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2002-02-19
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2002-02-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Pgs Holdings Pgs Holdings Limited | Deed of covenant | 1 property | 25/09/2003 | 04/08/2020 |
Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-08-04