ADVIWEB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04384440 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-28

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

£700

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.1y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £700

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£700

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£700	£700
Debtors	£700	£700
Net assets	£700	£700

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2015-03-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-27
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2014-12-10
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BUXTON, Anthony John appointed
director
2014-12-10
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HOYLE, Richard resigned
director
2014-12-10
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SAUNDERS HALL, Joan resigned
director
2012-03-16
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SAADAT, Saeid resigned
director
2012-02-29
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SAUNDERS HALL, Joan resigned
secretary
2010-12-31
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REA, Michael William resigned
director
2009-06-23
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BUCHANAN, Keith resigned
director
2007-11-13
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REA, Michael William appointed
director
2006-04-06
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SAADAT, Saeid appointed
director
2003-03-31
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BUCHANAN, Keith appointed
director
2002-06-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-02-28
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Company incorporated
As ADVIWEB LIMITED
2002-02-28
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SAUNDERS HALL, Joan appointed
secretary
2002-02-28
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-28
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-28
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HOYLE, Richard appointed
director
2002-02-28
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SAUNDERS HALL, Joan appointed
director
2002-02-28
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-02-28
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Advitel Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advitel Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ADVIWEB LIMITED

This company · 04384440

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
Advitel Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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

Incorporated2002-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Laverstoke Grange

Laverstoke

Whitchurch

Hampshire

RG28 7PF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BUXTON, Anthony John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-12-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SAUNDERS HALL, Joan→

secretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2012-02-29

Resigned

THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-02-28

Resigned

BUCHANAN, Keith→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2009-06-23

Resigned

HOYLE, Richard→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2014-12-10

Resigned

REA, Michael William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-13 · resigned 2010-12-31

Resigned

SAADAT, Saeid→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2012-03-16

Resigned

SAUNDERS HALL, Joan→

director · ~87y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2014-12-10

Resigned

THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-02-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	18/06/2002	—

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