ADVE LAW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08181527 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£484.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £484,154
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£645k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£484k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£856k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £484.2k | £239.4k |
| Current assets | £856.0k | £573.6k |
| Cash | £644.9k | £340.0k |
| Debtors | £211.1k | £233.6k |
| Net assets | £484.2k | £239.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-11-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-11-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-09-30➖EVANS, Dafydd Pereaur resigneddirector
- 2013-11-01➕DAVIES, Gwyneth Eirlys appointeddirector
- 2013-11-01➕RICHARDS, Bethan Haf appointeddirector
- 2012-11-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVE LAW LIMITED
- 2012-08-16➕STEWART, Marc Alistair appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-16➕LEWIS, Aled Wyn appointeddirector
- 2012-08-16➕STEWART, Marc Alistair appointeddirector
- 2012-08-16➕EVANS, Dafydd Pereaur appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gwyneth Eirlys Davies Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2023 |
Mrs Bethan Haf Richards Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Aled Wyn Lewisceased 21/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Marc Alistair Stewartceased 21/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
33 High Street
Lampeter
Dyfed
SA48 7BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
STEWART, Marc Alistair→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-08-16
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DAVIES, Gwyneth Eirlys→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-11-01
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LEWIS, Aled Wyn→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-08-16
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RICHARDS, Bethan Haf→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-11-01
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STEWART, Marc Alistair→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-08-16
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EVANS, Dafydd Pereaur→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-16 · resigned 2015-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/11/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-12-14