LONDON CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07123966 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-13
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 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: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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

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
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-03-31
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-07-01
    ➖
    CARONTI, Michele resigned
    director
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-27
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  13. 2018-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    CARONTI, Michele appointed
    director
  15. 2018-05-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-04-01
    ➖
    G.C. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-03-15
    ➖
    CARONTI, Michele resigned
    director
  20. 2010-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LONDON CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD
  21. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    ABATE, Nicoletta appointed
    director
  22. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    G.C. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    CARONTI, Michele 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 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

55 Princes Gate Princes Gate
London
SW7 2PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ABATE, Nicoletta→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
G.C. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
CARONTI, Michele→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
CARONTI, Michele→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-06