ADV CHANNEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06770148 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-10
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
52 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-02-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-09
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    HULME, Sarah Lynn appointed
    director
  17. 2014-06-09
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    HULME, Douglas James Morley resigned
    director
  18. 2013-08-16
    ➕
    LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2013-08-16
    ➕
    HULME, Douglas James Morley appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-15
    ➖
    LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-08-15
    ➖
    HULME, Douglas James Morley resigned
    director
  22. 2008-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ADV CHANNEL LIMITED
  23. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    HULME, Douglas James Morley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paolo Monzani
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1995 · age 31
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
Incorporated2008-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Third Floor East
12 Bridewell Place
London
EC4V 6AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HULME, Sarah Lynn→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINCOLN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2013-08-15
Resigned
HULME, Douglas James Morley→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-08-16 · resigned 2014-06-09
Resigned
HULME, Douglas James Morley→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2013-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23