ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

05780182 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-13

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£-11.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £11,174

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,428 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£11k

↓ 363% YoY

Current Assets

£673

↓ 90% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-9.4k	£11.3k
Current assets	£673	£6.5k
Net assets	£-11.2k	£4.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

• 2 address
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 address
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 address
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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2026-05-11
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address · RP09
2026-05-11
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address · RP09
2026-03-27
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address · AD01
2026-03-27
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address · AD01
2026-01-22
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2023-01-25
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2022-01-31
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2021-02-05
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2020-01-29
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2019-01-31
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2018-01-23
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2017-01-26
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2006-04-13
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD
2006-04-13
➕
WOFFINDEN-STEELE, Sharon Lesley appointed
secretary
2006-04-13
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STEELE, Anthony Patrick appointed
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 64. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Patrick Steele Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	13/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-04-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Winnow Barn Back Lane

Rainton

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 3QB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WOFFINDEN-STEELE, Sharon Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2006-04-13

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Active

STEELE, Anthony Patrick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-13

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Active

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-03

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2026-05-11

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2026-05-11

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-27