ADVANCE TECHNICAL SYSTEMS LTD

🌳Matureactive

05418471 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-08

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 27900

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
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MOLYNEUX, Mark resigned
director
2026-02-11
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officers · TM01
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
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OKSALA, Sanna appointed
director
2025-02-26
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CARRADICE, Nina resigned
director
2025-02-26
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ROWLANDS, Peter Ian resigned
director
2025-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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CARRADICE, Nina appointed
director
2024-12-20
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JOYNSON, Richard Anthony Paul resigned
director
2024-12-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-08
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KUJALA, Juha appointed
director
2024-07-08
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PYE, David Michael appointed
director
2024-07-08
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MOLYNEUX, Mark appointed
director
2024-07-08
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ROWLANDS, Peter Ian appointed
director
2024-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-08
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officers · AP01
2024-07-08
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officers · AP01
2024-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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mortgage · MR04
2023-12-19
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mortgage · MR04
2023-12-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-12-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
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DAVIES, Stephen Mark resigned
director
2023-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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LYES, David John resigned
director
2022-03-01
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DAVIES, Stephen Mark appointed
director
2021-08-03
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COOTE, Craig Alan resigned
director
2021-08-03
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JOYNSON, Richard Anthony Paul appointed
director
2021-08-03
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LYES, David John appointed
director
2021-08-03
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TANNANT, Graham Joseph resigned
director
2017-07-28
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CLEMENTS, Martin John resigned
secretary
2017-07-28
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CLEMENTS, Martin John resigned
director
2016-03-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-05-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-12-09
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CLEMENTS, Martin John appointed
secretary
2008-12-09
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SEYMOUR, Frances Hazel resigned
secretary
2005-04-21
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COOTE, Craig Alan appointed
director
2005-04-18
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WILKINSON, Kevin Mark appointed
director
2005-04-18
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SEYMOUR, Frances Hazel appointed
secretary
2005-04-18
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-18
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CLEMENTS, Martin John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Indutrade Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Indutrade Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ADVANCE TECHNICAL SYSTEMS LTD

This company · 05418471

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Indutrade Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Advance Technical Services Ltdceased 30/06/2023· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2005-04-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Advance Welding Units 1 And 2

Taylor Street

Cleckheaton

West Yorkshire

BD19 5DZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-22

Last: 2026-07-08

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

KUJALA, Juha→

director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OKSALA, Sanna→

director · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-26

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Active

PYE, David Michael→

director · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-08

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Active

WILKINSON, Kevin Mark→

director · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-18

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Active

CLEMENTS, Martin John→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-09 · resigned 2017-07-28

Resigned

SEYMOUR, Frances Hazel→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2008-12-09

Resigned

@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-08 · resigned 2005-04-18

Resigned

CARRADICE, Nina→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-12-20 · resigned 2025-02-26

Resigned

CLEMENTS, Martin John→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2017-07-28

Resigned

COOTE, Craig Alan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-21 · resigned 2021-08-03

Resigned

DAVIES, Stephen Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2023-11-07

Resigned

JOYNSON, Richard Anthony Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2024-12-20

Resigned

LYES, David John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2022-08-12

Resigned

MOLYNEUX, Mark→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-07-08 · resigned 2026-02-11

Resigned

ROWLANDS, Peter Ian→

director · ~58y · appointed 2024-07-08 · resigned 2025-02-26

Resigned

TANNANT, Graham Joseph→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2021-08-03

Resigned

@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-08 · resigned 2005-04-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	2 properties	24/03/2016	19/12/2023
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	14/05/2015	19/12/2023

Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-06-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-08

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officers · AP01

2024-07-08