ADVANCEMENT INC. LTD
💤Zombieactive
14770754 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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. 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: 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-18➖MUCHALL, Andrew Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-07➕MUCHALL, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2023-05-07➕KHATRI, Hari appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCEMENT INC. LTD
- 2023-03-30➕MUCHALL, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Hari Khatri Individual · Nepalese · DOB 04/1998 · age 28 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Charles Muchallceased 07/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADVANCED REHABILITATION TRAINING LTD→ 16846478 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVENTUROUS EXPERIENCES LTD→ 15910646 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| AFGHAN DRIVING THEORY LTD→ 16474414 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
KHATRI, Hari→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2023-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MUCHALL, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-03-30 · resigned 2026-03-18
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-15