ADVINTAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07204018 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: medium (75/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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.

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
Average employees00

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 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2022-01-27
    ➕
    LOCK, Nigel Stephen appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-01-27
    ➖
    OSWALD, William resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-01-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-03-26
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVINTAGE LIMITED
  19. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    LOCK, Suzanne Jayne appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    OSWALD, William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Suzanne Jayne Lock
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/03/2017

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
Incorporated2010-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

43 Queens Road
Whitley Bay
Tyne And Wear
NE26 3AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LOCK, Nigel Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2022-01-27
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Active
LOCK, Suzanne Jayne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-25
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Active
OSWALD, William→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2022-01-27
Resigned
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2010-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05