ADVANCED STEAM TRACTION SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

09210668 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-09-09

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£4.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 30200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (7 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

↑ 51% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 33% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£9.6k	£8.0k
Current assets	£12.4k	£9.3k
Net assets	£4.6k	£3.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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accounts · AA
2024-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-01
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officers · AP03
2024-01-01
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officers · AP01
2024-01-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
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KAPTEIN, Henrik appointed
secretary
2023-12-18
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KAPTEIN, Hendrik appointed
director
2023-12-18
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POWELL, Alexander appointed
director
2023-12-18
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LODGE, Cedric Charles resigned
secretary
2023-12-18
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LODGE, Cedric Charles resigned
director
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-21
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NICHOLSON, David Alan resigned
director
2023-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-04
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HORNE, Michael Ernest resigned
director
2023-02-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-26
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HIBBERD, Paul Stuart resigned
director
2021-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-02
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NICHOLSON, David Alan appointed
director
2017-03-04
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HORNE, Michael Ernest resigned
secretary
2017-03-04
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LODGE, Cedric Charles appointed
secretary
2016-01-01
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COLEBY, Richard John Dawson appointed
director
2016-01-01
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HIND, John Michael appointed
director
2016-01-01
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KEYTE, James Elliott appointed
director
2016-01-01
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NEWMAN, Christopher John Edwin appointed
director
2016-01-01
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LODGE, Cedric Charles appointed
director
2014-09-09
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED STEAM TRACTION SERVICES LTD
2014-09-09
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HORNE, Michael Ernest appointed
secretary
2014-09-09
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HIBBERD, Paul Stuart appointed
director
2014-09-09
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HORNE, Michael Ernest 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Group structure

Advanced Steam Traction Trust holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Advanced Steam Traction Trust

Corporate parent

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ADVANCED STEAM TRACTION SERVICES LTD

This company · 09210668

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Advanced Steam Traction Trust Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC30200 — SIC 30200

Registered office

9 Warburton Close

Lymm

WA13 9QE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09