AVANTIS HR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05783276 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-18
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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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2008-10-31
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    MORLEY, Barbara resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AVANTIS HR LIMITED
  18. 2006-04-18
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    MORLEY, Austin James appointed
    director
  19. 2006-04-18
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    MORLEY, Barbara appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-18
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-04-18
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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

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 Austin James Morley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2006-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Brick Kiln Close
Woodstone Village
Houghton Le Spring
DH4 6FD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MORLEY, Austin James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORLEY, Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2006-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-24