ADVANTAGE COMPUTERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05076590 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-17
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,279
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.3k | £-6.5k |
| Current assets | — | £58 |
| Cash | — | £44 |
| Debtors | — | £14 |
| Net assets | £-11.3k | £-6.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-01➕MONTGOMERY, Nicola Susan appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-07-23➖MARSDEN, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2012-03-09➕MONTGOMERY, David appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-09➖MARSDEN, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➕MARSDEN, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➖MONTGOMERY, Nicola Susan resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➕MARSDEN, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2004-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTAGE COMPUTERS LIMITED
- 2004-03-17➕MONTGOMERY, David Mark appointeddirector
- 2004-03-17➕MONTGOMERY, Nicola Susan appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nicola Susan Montgomery Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Mark Montgomeryceased 01/09/2022· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
C/O Connelly & Co Limited
Permanent House 1 Dundas Street
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 2EX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MONTGOMERY, David Mark→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTGOMERY, Nicola Susan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSDEN, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2012-03-09
MONTGOMERY, Nicola Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2004-05-01
MARSDEN, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2015-07-23
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21