ADVANCED SOLAR MATERIALS LTD

🌱Startupactive
16096883 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-22
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-03-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-03-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-03-14
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED SOLAR MATERIALS LTD
  8. 2024-11-22
    MARQUEZ, Rodrigo appointed
    director
  9. 2024-11-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 Rodrigo Marquez
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street 167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARQUEZ, Rodrigo
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-11-22
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Recent filings (8 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-22