ADVANCE ENGINERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12034749 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£60.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,931
Cash YoY
+1319%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
↑ 1319% YoY
Net Worth
£61k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£39k£58k£77k£96kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£67.4k£121.7k
Current assets£96.4k£49.3k
Cash£49.0k£3.5k
Debtors£9.2k£12.9k
Net assets£60.9k£40.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-31
    MOHAMMADI, Mohsen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-02-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-03
    MOHAMMADI, Mohsen appointed
    director
  11. 2022-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE ENGINERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  15. 2019-06-05
    FAHAMI, Masoumeh appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

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 62. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Masoumeh Fahami
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Phoenix House Phoenix Business Centre
Rosslyn Crescent
Harrow
London
HA1 2SP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FAHAMI, Masoumeh
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-05
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Active
MOHAMMADI, Mohsen
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-07-03 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13