ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08400854 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£11.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,226
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
↑ 214% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.4k | £-6.8k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £11.2k | £-9.8k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-05-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-04-19➖FLAXMAN, Jay Anthony resigneddirector
- 2013-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE LIMITED
- 2013-02-13➕WILEY, Gareth David Bradshaw appointeddirector
- 2013-02-13➕FLAXMAN, Jay Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 13 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth David Bradshaw Wiley Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
16a Lawrence Grove
Bristol
Gloucestershire
BS9 4EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WILEY, Gareth David Bradshaw→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLAXMAN, Jay Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-13 · resigned 2013-04-19
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15