ADVANCED BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04731426 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,025
Cash YoY
+1865%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£668
↑ 1865% YoY
Net Worth
-£31k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£31k-£22k-£13k-£4k£5k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-31.0k£-15.6k
Current assets£8.2k£14.3k
Cash£668£34
Net assets£-31.0k£-23.9k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-11-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2021-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2021-04-22
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    FORD, Maureen Agnes resigned
    director
  16. 2021-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT-ANDERSON, Sonia Jeneta appointed
    secretary
  21. 2019-11-01
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    FORD, Maureen Agnes resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    WRIGHT-ANDERSON, James Washington appointed
    director
  23. 2019-09-29
    ➖
    FORD, Brian Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2005-01-12
    ➕
    FORD, Maureen Agnes appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED
  26. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    FORD, Maureen Agnes appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-04-11
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    FORD, Brian Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-04-11
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Washington Wright-Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control29/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dart Digital Uk Limitedceased 29/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

9 Malvern Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 4LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WRIGHT-ANDERSON, Sonia Jeneta→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT-ANDERSON, James Washington→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORD, Maureen Agnes→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-04-11
Resigned
FORD, Brian Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2019-09-29
Resigned
FORD, Maureen Agnes→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-01-12 · resigned 2021-04-22
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17