ADVISION (SERVICES) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08474488 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVISION (SERVICES) LTD
  17. 2013-04-05
    VASS, Gavin appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-05
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-05
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Vass
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence05/04/2017

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
Incorporated2013-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

C/O Atlas Accountancy Ltd, Suite 7, Europa House
11 Marsham Way
Gerrards Cross
SL9 8BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VASS, Gavin
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-05
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-05 · resigned 2013-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18