ADVANCED VENTILATION SYSTEMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06291538 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-04-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-08
    ➕
    WOJCIK, Megan Jane Victoria appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-04-08
    ➕
    WOODROFFE, Jake Alexander appointed
    director
  11. 2024-04-08
    ➖
    LAWRENCE, Anne Victoria resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-04-08
    ➖
    WOJCIK, Jan resigned
    director
  13. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-02
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Anne Victoria appointed
    secretary
  18. 2020-06-02
    ➖
    FRAMEWORK ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2020-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-06-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2020-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2020-06-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2009-07-01
    ➖
    SCOTT, Mark resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    FRAMEWORK ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED VENTILATION SYSTEMS LTD
  28. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    SCOTT, Mark appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-06-25
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    WOJCIK, Jan appointed
    director
  32. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2007-06-25
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Mrgw Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mrgw Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED VENTILATION SYSTEMS LTD
This company · 06291538

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
Mrgw Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jan Wojcikceased 08/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit U9 Rudford Industrial Estate, Ford Road
Ford
Arundel
West Sussex
BN18 0BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WOJCIK, Megan Jane Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODROFFE, Jake Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENCE, Anne Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2024-04-08
Resigned
SCOTT, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2007-06-25
Resigned
FRAMEWORK ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2020-06-02
Resigned
WOJCIK, Jan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2024-04-08
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2007-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10