12 ADVISORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04811958 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,207,195
Net assets shrinking
Down £209,093 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.21M | £1.42M |
| Current assets | £2.37M | £2.38M |
| Cash | £21.3k | £40.1k |
| Debtors | £392.9k | £386.5k |
| Net assets | £1.21M | £1.42M |
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.
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See pricing →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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2006-10-30➕ROBYNS, Kathryn Mary appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-30➖ROBYNS, Felix Emiel Albert, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-30➖KEITH, Vincent Gerren resigneddirector
- 2006-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Queens Most Excellent Majesty in Right of Her Duchy of Lancaster
- 2004-06-25➕ROBYNS, Felix Emiel Albert, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-01➖KEITH, Claire resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-09➕ROBYNS, Felix Emiel Albert, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2003-06-30➕KEITH, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-30➖WAYNE, Harold resignednominee-secretary
- 2003-06-30➕KEITH, Vincent Gerren appointeddirector
- 2003-06-30➖WAYNE, Yvonne resignednominee-director
- 2003-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 ADVISORS LIMITED
- 2003-06-26➕WAYNE, Harold appointednominee-secretary
- 2003-06-26➕WAYNE, Yvonne appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
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 64. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Felix Emiel Albert Robyns Individual · Belgian · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
19-20 Bourne Court Southend Road
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 8HD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ROBYNS, Kathryn Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBYNS, Felix Emiel Albert, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEITH, Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2004-06-01
ROBYNS, Felix Emiel Albert, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2006-10-30
WAYNE, Harold→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-30
KEITH, Vincent Gerren→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2006-10-30
WAYNE, Yvonne→
Resignednominee-director · ~46y · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Queens Most Excellent Majesty in Right of Her Duchy of Lancaster | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 20/06/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-12-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-29