ADVISORY CONSULTANT LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
15874744 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-06

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-10-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-10-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-10-15
    COURTNEY, John Gabriel resigned
    director
  11. 2024-09-21
    SHETTY, Niranjan Sadashiv appointed
    director
  12. 2024-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVISORY CONSULTANT LIMITED
  13. 2024-08-03
    COURTNEY, John Gabriel appointed
    director
  14. 2024-08-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niranjan Sadashiv Shetty
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Gabriel Courtneyceased 15/10/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

115 La Salle Chadwick Street
Hunslet
Leeds
LS10 1NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-09-06
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHETTY, Niranjan Sadashiv
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-21
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Active
COURTNEY, John Gabriel
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-08-03 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-03