ADVENTUS INNOVATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11321817 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
20 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-10
    FROMSON, Shaun Ross appointed
    director
  5. 2023-10-10
    FROMSON, Barry resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTUS INNOVATION LIMITED
  15. 2018-04-20
    FROMSON, Barry appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry Fromson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

19 Goldington Road
Bedford
MK40 3JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FROMSON, Shaun Ross
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-10-10
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Active
FROMSON, Barry
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2023-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-08