ADVOCACY SOUTH WEST LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12717898 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVOCACY SOUTH WEST LTD
- 2020-07-03➕CHAPMAN, Daniel John appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-03➕CHAPMAN, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2020-07-03➕CHAPMAN, Khia Naomi appointeddirector
- 2020-07-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Daniel John Chapman Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/07/2020 |
Miss Khia Naomi Chapman Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit C The Market Place
Market Street
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 3AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Daniel John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-07-03
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CHAPMAN, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-07-03
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CHAPMAN, Khia Naomi→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-03