ADVANCED APPRAISAL (UK) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-69.9k |
| Average employees | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-05-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01➖HULME, Sarah Lynn resigneddirector
- 2014-06-10➖HULME, Douglas James Morley resigneddirector
- 2014-06-10➕HULME, Sarah Lynn appointeddirector
- 2011-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED APPRAISAL (UK) LIMITED
- 2011-11-09➕MOCANU, Andreea Ecaterina appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-09➕MOCANU, Andreea Ecaterina appointeddirector
- 2011-11-09➕HULME, Douglas James Morley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
S M C Ceylon (Private) Ltd As Trustee Of The Ark Trust holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Milena Conforti Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/04/2023 |
S M C Ceylon (Private) Ltd As Trustee Of The Ark Trust Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 24/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gordon Stewartceased 24/04/2023· significant influence · trust interest
- Smc Trustee Limitedceased 24/04/2023· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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