ADVANTAGE EARLY GROWTH LIMITED

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04847732 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-07-28
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-08-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-08-17
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    MATON, Michael Grant resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-02
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    BARNSLEY, Robert Patrick resigned
    director
  13. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-07-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-12-05
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    POWELL, Timothy Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-05
    ➕
    RANKIN, John Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2016-07-16
    ➖
    TANDY, Michael John resigned
    director
  23. 2016-02-26
    ➖
    BROWN, Peter resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-02-26
    ➖
    BROWN, Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2016-02-26
    ➖
    CALEY, Kevin David resigned
    director
  26. 2016-02-26
    ➖
    HARRISON, Nicholas Huw resigned
    director
  27. 2013-08-13
    ➖
    LUCAS, Anthony Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    DRAYCOTT, David Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    BURTON, David resigned
    director
  30. 2004-10-18
    ➖
    PADLEY, Hugh resigned
    director
  31. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    TANDY, Michael John appointed
    director
  32. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    BURTON, David appointed
    director
  33. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    DRAYCOTT, David Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    HARRISON, Nicholas Huw appointed
    director
  35. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    LUCAS, Anthony Simon appointed
    director
  36. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    MATON, Michael Grant appointed
    director
  37. 2004-01-13
    ➕
    PADLEY, Hugh appointed
    director
  38. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    BROWN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  39. 2003-10-29
    ➖
    EVERSECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    BARNSLEY, Robert Patrick appointed
    director
  41. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    BROWN, Peter appointed
    director
  42. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    CALEY, Kevin David appointed
    director
  43. 2003-10-29
    ➖
    EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  44. 2003-10-29
    ➖
    EVERSECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  45. 2003-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTAGE EARLY GROWTH LIMITED
  46. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    EVERSECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  48. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    EVERSECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 Timothy Stephen Powell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/03/2022
Mr John Mark Rankin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Michael Matonceased 17/08/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Robert Patrick Barnsleyceased 02/03/2022· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2003-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

Redroofs
Berrington Road
Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire
WR15 8EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

POWELL, Timothy Stephen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANKIN, John Mark→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
EVERSECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned
BARNSLEY, Robert Patrick→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2022-03-02
Resigned
BROWN, Peter→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
BURTON, David→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
CALEY, Kevin David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
DRAYCOTT, David Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
HARRISON, Nicholas Huw→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
LUCAS, Anthony Simon→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2013-08-13
Resigned
MATON, Michael Grant→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2023-08-17
Resigned
PADLEY, Hugh→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-10-18
Resigned
TANDY, Michael John→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2016-07-16
Resigned
EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned
EVERSECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28