ADVOCATE PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11546597 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-01
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
4
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVOCATE PROPERTIES LTD
  16. 2018-09-01
    LINCE, Thomas Darren appointed
    director
  17. 2018-09-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Lw Leaseholding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lw Leaseholding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ADVOCATE PROPERTIES LTD
This company · 11546597

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lw Leaseholding Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares13/05/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Michael Weeksceased 13/05/2026· significant influence
  • Mr Thomas Darren Linceceased 13/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Old Courts Road
Brigg
DN20 8JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LINCE, Thomas Darren
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-09-01
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23