ADVANCE PERSONNEL LTD

💤Zombieactive
10674760 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-16
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (69/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees535300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-12-23
    ➕
    WASHER, Gary appointed
    director
  7. 2022-12-23
    ➖
    SPURWAY, Vernon James resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-09-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-09-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-05-31
    ➖
    CONNORS, Kevin resigned
    director
  15. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    LEONARD, Padraig resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE PERSONNEL LTD
  23. 2017-03-16
    ➕
    LEONARD, Padraig appointed
    secretary
  24. 2017-03-16
    ➕
    CONNORS, Kevin appointed
    director
  25. 2017-03-16
    ➕
    SPURWAY, Vernon James 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Kvm Personnel
Halesfield 14
Telford
TF7 4QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WASHER, Gary→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-12-23
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Active
LEONARD, Padraig→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-16 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned
CONNORS, Kevin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-03-16 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
SPURWAY, Vernon James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-16 · resigned 2022-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15