ADVENTORIS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07918688 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£216.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.4y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 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 £216,772
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,502 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£217k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£516k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£105k£210k£314k£419k£524kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£216.8k£309.9k
Current assets£516.4k£523.9k
Cash£33.6k£92.7k
Debtors£482.8k£431.2k
Net assets£216.8k£287.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-01-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  5. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-25
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-25
    MATTHEW, Gordon John appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-04-20
    GARVEY, Hilary appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-21
    ARMITAGE, Peter Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-04
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  18. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-29
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    capital · SH01
  21. 2018-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-10-10
    SHERGILL, Aman appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  24. 2017-10-03
    GARVEY, Hilary Anne resigned
    director
  25. 2016-04-23
    CHATFIELD, Kevin resigned
    director
  26. 2015-10-02
    CHATFIELD, Kevin appointed
    director
  27. 2015-06-29
    LONGTON, Timothy resigned
    director
  28. 2014-02-28
    LAMB, John Telfer Walker appointed
    director
  29. 2014-02-28
    ARMITAGE, Peter Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2014-02-28
    GARVEY, Hilary Anne appointed
    director
  31. 2013-07-09
    LONGTON, Timothy resigned
    director
  32. 2012-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTORIS LTD
  33. 2012-01-20
    CLARKSON, James appointed
    secretary
  34. 2012-01-20
    CLARKSON, James Norman appointed
    director
  35. 2012-01-20
    LONGTON, Timothy appointed
    director
  36. 2012-01-20
    LONGTON, Timothy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Incorporated2012-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

3rd Floor Folly Hall Mills
St Thomas' Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 3LT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

CLARKSON, James
secretary · appointed 2012-01-20
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CLARKSON, James Norman
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-01-20
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Active
GARVEY, Hilary
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-04-20
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Active
LAMB, John Telfer Walker
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-02-28
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Active
MATTHEW, Gordon John
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-05-25
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Active
SHERGILL, Aman
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-10
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Active
ARMITAGE, Peter Robert
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2023-03-21
Resigned
CHATFIELD, Kevin
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-10-02 · resigned 2016-04-23
Resigned
GARVEY, Hilary Anne
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2017-10-03
Resigned
LONGTON, Timothy
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-20 · resigned 2015-06-29
Resigned
LONGTON, Timothy
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-01-20 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge21/01/2025
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-02