ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05968566 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-16
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
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
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-01
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    DIRWISH, Mugheer appointed
    director
  16. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-15
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    SAXENA, Saurabh resigned
    director
  18. 2015-03-09
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    SAXENA, Saurabh appointed
    director
  19. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    SMIT, Cornelis resigned
    director
  20. 2007-11-09
    ➕
    MISSE, Frederic appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-09
    ➖
    QFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-10-04
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    MISSE, Frederic appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-16
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    QFL NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-11-16
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    QFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-10-20
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    ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-10-19
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    SCHMITT, Jean-Michel appointed
    director
  27. 2006-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED
  28. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    QFL NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    SMIT, Cornelis appointed
    director
  30. 2006-10-16
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    ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Advention Business Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advention Business Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED
This company · 05968566

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Advention Business Partners Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated2006-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

109 Baker Street
3rd Floor
London
W1U 6RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MISSE, Frederic→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIRWISH, Mugheer→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MISSE, Frederic→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHMITT, Jean-Michel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QFL NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-11-16
Resigned
QFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2007-11-09
Resigned
SAXENA, Saurabh→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2016-06-15
Resigned
SMIT, Cornelis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
ADVENTION BUSINESS PARTNERS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21