ADVANCE SHIPPING LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.4k | £128.9k |
| Current assets | £375.9k | £333.3k |
| Cash | £45.7k | £16.6k |
| Debtors | £286.9k | £283.9k |
| Net assets | £87.4k | £128.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05➖DRURY, Aidan Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Mayor and Commonalty & Citizens of the City of London
- 2009-11-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
- 2008-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE SHIPPING LIMITED
- 2008-11-04➕KOLOBOVA, Elena Valerjevna appointeddirector
- 2008-11-04➕DRURY, Aidan Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Advance Shipping Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advance Shipping Holding Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mayor and Commonalty & Citizens of the City of London | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 30/11/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 05/11/2009 | — |