ADVANTAGE U LIMITED

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14657522 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£2
Net assets£2

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

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-04
    MOUSOGIANNI, Iliana resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-24
    MOUSOGIANNI, Iliana appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-09-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2024-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTAGE U LIMITED
  14. 2023-02-13
    MAEREVOET, Cameron appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-26

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cameron Maerevoet
Individual · British · DOB 02/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/02/2023
Ms Iliana Mousogianni
Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1997 · age 29
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2025

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
Incorporated2023-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Williams & Co Accountants Southport
Eastbank Street
Southport
PR8 1DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAEREVOET, Cameron
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-02-13
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Active
MOUSOGIANNI, Iliana
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-03-24 · resigned 2025-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-13