ADVANCE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05299071 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-29

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	—	£4.0k
Current assets	—	£157.7k
Net assets	—	£4.0k
Average employees	500	—

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-07-17
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2017-07-26
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert appointed
director
2016-11-01
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LEWIS-DAVIS, Sharon Linda appointed
director
2016-08-30
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert resigned
director
2016-03-03
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert appointed
director
2015-07-31
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LEWIS, Sharon Linda resigned
director
2015-07-05
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert resigned
director
2015-07-01
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DAVIS, Londrick Flemming appointed
secretary
2015-06-30
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LEWIS, Sharon Linda resigned
secretary
2014-05-07
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert appointed
director
2014-05-06
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert resigned
director
2014-04-01
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QUENNELL, Michael Peter appointed
director
2007-09-03
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LEWIS, Sharon Linda appointed
director
2007-01-03
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DAVIS, Denrique Loxbert appointed
director
2004-11-29
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2004-11-29
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DAVIS, Londrick Flemming appointed
director
2004-11-29
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LEWIS, Sharon Linda appointed
secretary
2004-11-29
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
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2004-11-29
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
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2004-11-29
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2004-11-29
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sharon Linda Lewis-Davis Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/10/2016
Mr Londrick Davis Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-11-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Unit B4 Access Twelve

Station Road

Reading

Berkshire

RG7 4PN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01