ADV FINANCE HOLDING LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-32.0k |
| Current assets | £0 |
| Cash | £0 |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £-32.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 2 officers
- • 2 officers
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-05-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-12➕CHANDLER, Karen Louise appointedsecretary
- 2026-05-12➖VANDERPUIJE, Antoinette resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADV FINANCE HOLDING LIMITED
- 2023-06-05➕HUGILL, Gavin John appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05➕MURRIA, Vinodka appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05➕VANDERPUIJE, Antoinette appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-05📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Adv Holding Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adv Holding Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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