ADVICE DIRECT SOUTH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09160719 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-05
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-24 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-29➕BARTLETT, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVICE DIRECT SOUTH LIMITED
- 2014-08-05➕HESTER, Suzanne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew David Bartlett Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 12/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew David Bartlettceased 29/09/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities
Registered office
Portland House
Belmont Business Park
Durham
DH1 1TW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARTLETT, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HESTER, Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-08-05
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Recent filings (35 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-29