ADVANTAGE REMOVALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07279037 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-09
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,433

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 2691% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£11.8k£20.6k
Current assets£6.4k£32.7k
Net assets£3.4k£123

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-03-31
    SAFI, Shaukatullah resigned
    director
  17. 2010-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTAGE REMOVALS LTD
  18. 2010-06-09
    HAYAT, Faisal, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2010-06-09
    SAFI, Shaukatullah 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Faisal Hayat
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/06/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

23a Kenilworth Gardens
Hayes
Middlesex
UB4 0AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAYAT, Faisal, Mr.
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-06-09
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Active
SAFI, Shaukatullah
director · ~38y · appointed 2010-06-09 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30