ADVANCE CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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07134728 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-25
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£105.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.8y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £104,973
Cash draining
Cash down 90% YoY
Cash YoY
-90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£126k
↓ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£21m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4.7m£9.5m£14m£19m£24mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£105.0k£103.9k
Current assets£20.50M£23.67M
Cash£126.0k£1.30M
Debtors£20.35M£22.36M
Net assets£105.0k£103.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    HUGHES, Richard resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-16
    ➕
    HUGHES, Richard appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-31
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    DODD, Anna resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-05-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  13. 2022-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-02-01
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    DODD, Anna appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2017-03-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  24. 2016-06-28
    ➖
    HUNT, Timothy William resigned
    director
  25. 2015-12-21
    ➕
    CRITCHLEY, Shaun appointed
    director
  26. 2013-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Partnership Finance Limited
  27. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    ASTLES, Frederick Vincent resigned
    director
  28. 2010-04-25
    ➕
    HUNT, Timothy William appointed
    director
  29. 2010-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  30. 2010-01-25
    ➕
    ASTLES, Frederick Vincent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Advance Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advance Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCE CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 07134728

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Advance Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ground Floor Vista
St Davids Park
Ewloe
Deeside
CH5 3DT
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CRITCHLEY, Shaun→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTLES, Frederick Vincent→
director · ~86y · appointed 2010-01-25 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
DODD, Anna→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
HUGHES, Richard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-06-16 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
HUNT, Timothy William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-04-25 · resigned 2016-06-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—20/05/2022—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—31/03/2017—
satisfied
Partnership Finance
Partnership Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property01/08/201323/11/2017
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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24