ADVISE UP LTD

💤Zombieactive
05314820 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,562

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£9.6k£4.5k
Current assets£20.2k£9.6k
Net assets£9.6k£4.5k

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

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-05
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    MERIAS, Laurent resigned
    director
  15. 2015-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-01-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-02-26
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    TANGUY, François-Xavier Erwan resigned
    director
  18. 2013-10-28
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    TANGUY, François-Xavier Erwan appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-01
    ➕
    MERIAS, Laurent appointed
    director
  20. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    PY, Remy Jean Marcel resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-17
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    DOOBORY, Yasser resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-17
    ➕
    PY, Remy Jean Marcel appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVISE UP LTD
  24. 2004-12-16
    ➕
    NEDELEC, Bruno Pascal Raymond appointed
    director
  25. 2004-12-16
    ➕
    DOOBORY, Yasser appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • 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 Bruno Pascal Raymond Nedelec
Individual · French · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

NEDELEC, Bruno Pascal Raymond→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-12-16
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Active
DOOBORY, Yasser→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-16 · resigned 2005-02-17
Resigned
PY, Remy Jean Marcel→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
MERIAS, Laurent→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2015-05-05
Resigned
TANGUY, François-Xavier Erwan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-10-28 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24