ADVENT CALENDAR ONLINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09893445 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-30
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 2025
Net worth
£28.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
39 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
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £28,522
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£29k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.5k |
| Current assets | £44.6k |
| Net assets | £28.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-01➕ALLICK, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-23➖CROCE, Danielle Marie resigneddirector
- 2020-07-23➖MURPHY, Andrew Peter resigneddirector
- 2015-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENT CALENDAR ONLINE LIMITED
- 2015-11-30➕ALLICK, Philip Christopher appointeddirector
- 2015-11-30➕ASKWITH, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2015-11-30➕CROCE, Danielle Marie appointeddirector
- 2015-11-30➕MURPHY, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Joanne Allick Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2026 |
Mr Philip Christopher Allick Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Daniel Askwithceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Danielle Marie Croceceased 23/07/2020· significant influence
- Mr Andrew Peter Murphyceased 23/07/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing
Registered office
Boho Zero Boho Zero
21 Gosford Street
Middlesbrough
North Yorkshire
TS2 1BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ALLICK, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-04-01
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ALLICK, Philip Christopher→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-30
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ASKWITH, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-30
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CROCE, Danielle Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-11-30 · resigned 2020-07-23
MURPHY, Andrew Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-11-30 · resigned 2020-07-23
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Recent filings (39 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-02