ADVANCENET EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04565212 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£704.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £704,098
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£120k
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£704k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£608k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£141k£282k£422k£563k£704kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£704.1k£628.5k
Current assets£607.8k£587.8k
Cash£120.3k£272.8k
Debtors£487.6k£314.9k
Net assets£704.1k£628.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-04
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-01-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-10-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-11
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    H B SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-07-03
    ➖
    HEMSLEY, Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2017-06-30
    ➖
    HEMSLEY, Philip resigned
    director
  21. 2017-06-30
    ➖
    HEMSLEY, Raymond Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2017-06-28
    ➕
    D'ALESSANDRO, Nicola Michelle appointed
    director
  23. 2017-06-28
    ➕
    D'ALESSANDRO, Sean Desmond appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    HEMSLEY, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    HEMSLEY, Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2002-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCENET EUROPE LIMITED
  27. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    H B SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-10-17
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    HEMSLEY, Raymond Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2002-10-17
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-10-17
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Desmond D'Alessandro
Individual · South African · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2017
Mrs Nicola Michelle D'Alessandro
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Raymond Paul Hemsleyceased 30/06/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2002-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

14 London Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 2PA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

D'ALESSANDRO, Nicola Michelle→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
D'ALESSANDRO, Sean Desmond→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
H B SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2017-07-11
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
Resigned
HEMSLEY, Peter→
director · ~40y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2017-07-03
Resigned
HEMSLEY, Philip→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned
HEMSLEY, Raymond Paul→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26