ADVANCE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04905449 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-29 | 2023-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4400 | 2800 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-16➕HACKETT, Cody appointeddirector
- 2025-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-02➖JEAVONS, Zak resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-08-31➖SLACK, Iain William resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-31➖SLACK, Iain William resigneddirector
- 2003-10-30➕SLACK, Iain William appointeddirector
- 2003-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2003-09-19➕ROBERTS, Bryn William appointeddirector
- 2003-09-19➕SLACK, Iain William appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-19➕JEAVONS, Zak appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Michelle Roberts Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/05/2024 |
Mr Bryn William Roberts Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Zak Jeavonsceased 19/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2003-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290
Registered office
1 Angels Close
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 6BG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HACKETT, Cody→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Bryn William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SLACK, Iain William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2010-08-31
JEAVONS, Zak→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2022-12-02
SLACK, Iain William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-10-30 · resigned 2010-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/02/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-04