ADVENTUS TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04534152 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-12
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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 (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,619
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£22k
↑ 2036% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 959% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.6k | £1.0k |
| Current assets | £34.4k | £3.3k |
| Net assets | £21.6k | £1.0k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20➖KAROVSKY, Alison Marie resigneddirector
- 2020-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-04➖INNES, Sarah Karen resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-06➖INNES, Robert David resigneddirector
- 2018-12-06➕KAROVSKY, Alison Marie appointeddirector
- 2002-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTUS TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES LIMITED
- 2002-09-12➕MILNE, Sarah Ellen appointeddirector
- 2002-09-12➕INNES, Sarah Karen appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-12➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-12➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-12➕INNES, Robert David appointeddirector
- 2002-09-12➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-09-12➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Ellen Milne Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 4D ARCHITECTS STUDIO LIMITED→ 12198830 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| ABACUS ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 04181461 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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| ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LTD→ 07870368 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Registered office
52 Fore Street
Callington
PL17 7AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MILNE, Sarah Ellen→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INNES, Sarah Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2019-03-04
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-12
INNES, Robert David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2018-12-06
KAROVSKY, Alison Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-12-06 · resigned 2020-01-20
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-12
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Recent filings (70 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-06