ADVOCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06155196 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-30➕PAPWORTH, David Bruce appointeddirector
- 2007-10-01➕HAMPSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2007-10-01➖SMITH, Heidi Louise resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-01➕HAMPSON, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVOCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2007-03-13➕SMITH, Kevin Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-03-13➕SMITH, Heidi Louise appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Technology Solution Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Technology Solution Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ADVOCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 06155196
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Technology Solution Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 15/02/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Hampsonceased 15/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Papworthceased 15/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Kevin Andrew Smithceased 15/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 4 Easter Park Benyon Road
Silchester
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 2PQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
HAMPSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAPWORTH, David Bruce→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Kevin Andrew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Heidi Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2007-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 25/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-03