ADVANCE LEAP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10107332 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-06
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
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-282025-04-30
Average employees2000

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-06
    ➕
    URSU, Paula appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-07-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2022-06-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2016-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE LEAP LIMITED
  20. 2016-04-06
    ➕
    URSU, Adrian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Ursu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Bramhall House 14 Ack Lane East
Bramhall
Stockport
SK7 2BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

URSU, Adrian→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-04-06
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Active
URSU, Paula→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-04-06
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-22