ADVETEC NORTH AMERICA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12759992 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-31
    KNOTT, Lee David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-12-31
    LOVETT, James Robert resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2022-05-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-03-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-03-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-03-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-03-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-03-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-03-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-02-24
    IBBOTSON, Joe David resigned
    director
  22. 2022-02-24
    IBBOTSON, Peter Robert Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2022-02-24
    LOVETT, James Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2022-02-24
    TREFTZ, Benjamin resigned
    director
  25. 2021-03-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  26. 2020-12-08
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  27. 2020-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVETEC NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
  28. 2020-07-22
    IBBOTSON, Joe David appointed
    director
  29. 2020-07-22
    IBBOTSON, Peter Robert Joseph appointed
    director
  30. 2020-07-22
    TREFTZ, Benjamin 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.)

Group structure

Advetec Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Advetec Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ADVETEC NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
This company · 12759992

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
Advetec Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/02/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Joe David Ibbotsonceased 24/02/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Benjamin Treftzceased 19/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Peter Robert Joseph Ibbotsonceased 19/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 23, Dunkirk Business Park Frome Road
Southwick
Trowbridge
BA14 9NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KNOTT, Lee David
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IBBOTSON, Joe David
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-07-22 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned
IBBOTSON, Peter Robert Joseph
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-22 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned
LOVETT, James Robert
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-24 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
TREFTZ, Benjamin
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-07-22 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05