ADVANCE BUSINESS COM (EUROPE) LTD

💤Zombieactive
06525302 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-05
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-13
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-09-01
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    ADVANCED BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (EUROPE) LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  13. 2018-02-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  16. 2016-04-06
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    ADVANCED BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (EUROPE) LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  17. 2008-07-16
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    HAMADE, Wassim Kamal appointed
    director
  18. 2008-07-16
    ➖
    HAMADE, Wassim resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-06-29
    ➖
    ARABI, Taleb resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE BUSINESS COM (EUROPE) LTD
  21. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    HAMADE, Wassim appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    ARABI, Taleb appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Wassim Kamal Hamade
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2008-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

104 Sussex Gardens
London
W2 1UH
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 (1 active · 3 resigned)

HAMADE, Wassim Kamal→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMADE, Wassim→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-05 · resigned 2008-07-16
Resigned
ARABI, Taleb→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-03-05 · resigned 2008-06-29
Resigned
ADVANCED BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (EUROPE) LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2018-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30