ADVANTIV LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04541666 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-20
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ifw Equity LP (Acting by Its General Partner Foresight Omnibus Founder Partner Gp LLP)
- 2025-11-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2025-07-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2011-06-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-12-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTIV LIMITED
- 2002-09-20➕BURGESS, Andrew Terence appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-20➕BURGESS, Andrew Terence appointeddirector
- 2002-09-20➕CROUCH, Alistair James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Project Slot Topco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Project Slot Topco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADVANTIV LIMITED
This company · 04541666
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Project Slot Topco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/11/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Terence Burgessceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alistair James Crouchceased 14/11/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities
Registered office
Unit 9 Kingfisher Court
Hambridge Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5SJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BURGESS, Andrew Terence→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-09-20
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BURGESS, Andrew Terence→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2002-09-20
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CROUCH, Alistair James→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-20
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ifw Equity LP (Acting by Its General Partner Foresight Omnibus Founder Partner Gp ) Ifw Equity LP (Acting by Its General Partner Foresight Omnibus Founder Partner Gp LLP) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/11/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/06/2011 | 25/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/12/2004 | 25/07/2025 |
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Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27