ADVARTEX LEISUREWEAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05320829 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
60 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-05-30
    ➖
    WIXEY, Joan resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-08
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-01-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    HODGSON, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    WIXEY, Joan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-12-31
    ➖
    GALPIN, Francis John resigned
    director
  19. 2017-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2004-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVARTEX LEISUREWEAR LIMITED
  21. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    HODGSON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    HODGSON, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-12-23
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    GALPIN, Francis John appointed
    director
  26. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2004-12-23
    ➖
    MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
    director

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Andrew James Hodgson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13300 — SIC 13300

Registered office

Pickforde Lane
Ticehurst
East Sussex
TN5 7BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HODGSON, Andrew James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODGSON, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
WIXEY, Joan→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2019-05-30
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2004-12-23
Resigned
GALPIN, Francis John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned
MILNE, Alan Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2004-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-03