ADVISOR TRUSTS AND PROBATE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06285473 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-19
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,949

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.9k£15.3k
Current assets£39.8k£35.8k
Net assets£18.9k£15.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-22
    ➕
    BURCHER, Andrew John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-09-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-04-20
    ➖
    TILLETSON, John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-03-31
    ➖
    TILLOTSON, Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-03-31
    ➖
    TILLOTSON, John resigned
    director
  20. 2007-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVISOR TRUSTS AND PROBATE SERVICES LTD
  21. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    NOBLETT, Malcolm Gregory appointed
    director
  22. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    TILLETSON, John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    TILLOTSON, Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-06-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    TILLOTSON, John appointed
    director
  27. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-06-19
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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 Malcolm Gregory Noblett
Individual · English · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

22 Cockbush Avenue
Hertford
SG13 7EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BURCHER, Andrew John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOBLETT, Malcolm Gregory→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TILLETSON, John→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2010-04-20
Resigned
TILLOTSON, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2007-06-19
Resigned
TILLOTSON, John→
director · ~86y · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2007-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-08