ADVANTAGE TRADING LTD
- 47421SIC 47421
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTAGE TRADING LTD
- 2023-01-03➕PATEL, Fuzail appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03➕PATEL, Suhel appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Suhel Patel Individual · British · DOB 10/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/01/2023 |
Fuzail Patel Individual · British · DOB 02/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · PR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 MARITIME LIMITED→ 14871754 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 8YOURSERVICE LTD→ 16244519 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A & I HALAL FROZEN FOODS LTD→ 15731357 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A H K NUTRITION LIMITED→ 11313613 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A'FERREIRA LTD→ 16917556 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAK INCORPORATED LIMITED→ 11635759 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABSX LIMITED→ 13708050 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACME VAPE LTD→ 10003856 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACP TEXTILE (UK) LIMITED→ 08818126 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ADMIRABLE ZE TRADE LTD→ 15643433 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADVANCE TEXTILE PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 05115208 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| AESTHETIC BEE LTD→ 17130006 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.