ADVANTA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05306514 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-07
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-27
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-03-07
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    DAVIES, Roger John appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-03-07
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    DAVIES, Rae resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-03-07
    ➖
    ORTON, Richard Henry resigned
    director
  19. 2009-10-17
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    O'BRIEN, Beverley Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2006-05-02
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    O'BRIEN, Beverley Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2004-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    DAVIES, Roger John appointed
    director
  23. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    DAVIES, Rae appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-12-07
    ➕
    ORTON, Richard Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger John Davies
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

29 Bridgford Road
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 6AU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIES, Roger John→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Roger John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Rae→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2012-03-07
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Beverley Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2009-10-17
Resigned
ORTON, Richard Henry→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2012-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27