ADVANCED BLOCKAGE CLEARANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04447002 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
£42.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,012
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,522 YoY
Cash YoY
+362%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
↑ 362% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£25k£38k£50k£63kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£49.4k£72.7k
Current assets£52.4k£30.8k
Cash£31.4k£6.8k
Debtors£21.0k£24.0k
Net assets£42.0k£62.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Wendy Dawn appointed
    director
  4. 2025-11-12
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-11-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Wendy resigned
    director
  9. 2025-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2022-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2002-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED BLOCKAGE CLEARANCE LIMITED
  21. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Ross appointed
    director
  22. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Wendy appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: GREENWOOD, Wendy resigned 2025-10-31; GREENWOOD, Wendy resigned 2025-10-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Greenwood
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting25/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Wendy Greenwoodceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

84 Upper Ratton Drive
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 9DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GREENWOOD, Ross→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENWOOD, Wendy Dawn→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENWOOD, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Wendy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24