ADVANTAGE42 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06867846 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-02
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-05-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-13➖RICHARDS, David Sigmund resigneddirector
- 2011-04-01➕WOOD, Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-04-01➕RICHARDS, David Sigmund appointeddirector
- 2009-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTAGE42 LIMITED
- 2009-04-02➕WOOD, Sam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Wood Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Leigh House, 28 - 32 St Paul's Street
Leigh House, 28-32 St. Paul's Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 2JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
RICHARDS, David Sigmund→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2013-12-13
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-05-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07