ADVICE POINTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10070003 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300200

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-01-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-01-01
    TANKOV, Kostadin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-01
    PETROVA, Rositsa Metodieva resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-10-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-10-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVICE POINTS LTD
  21. 2016-03-17
    PETROVA, Rositsa Metodieva appointed
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kostadin Tankov
Individual · Bulgarian · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Rositsa Metodieva Petrovaceased 01/01/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

77-79 High Street
Watford
WD17 2DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TANKOV, Kostadin
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-01-01
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Active
PETROVA, Rositsa Metodieva
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2024-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09