ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04827124 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-09

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£8.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46140

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,367

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 136% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↑ 52% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£8.4k	£3.5k
Current assets	£10.0k	£6.6k
Net assets	£8.4k	£3.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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2025-03-25
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2024-04-23
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2023-04-28
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2022-04-07
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2021-03-31
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2020-07-31
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accounts · AA
2020-06-18
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officers · TM02
2020-06-05
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VANN, Keith Andrew Paul resigned
secretary
2019-04-15
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accounts · AA
2018-04-25
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2017-04-27
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2016-04-27
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2015-07-23
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2015-04-30
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2014-07-12
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2003-07-09
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED
2003-07-09
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VANN, Edward John Cyril appointed
director
2003-07-09
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VANN, Keith Andrew Paul appointed
secretary
2003-07-09
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-09
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2003-07-09
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2003-07-09
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

clean

No 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
Mr Edward John Cyril Vann Individual · British · DOB 01/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2003-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

26 High Street

Haslemere

Surrey

GU27 2HW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

VANN, Edward John Cyril→

director · ~83y · appointed 2003-07-09

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Active

VANN, Keith Andrew Paul→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2020-06-05

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09

Resigned

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