ADVEN INC. UK LTD

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16389318 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-15
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
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. 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 (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-05
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  3. 2026-05-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-04-15
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-03-09
    OLU-WILLIAMS, Oscar appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVEN INC. UK LTD
  8. 2025-04-15
    HILL, Benjamin Samuel appointed
    director
  9. 2025-04-15
    MUELLER, Ingo Wilhelm appointed
    director
  10. 2025-04-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ingo Wilhelm Mueller
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/04/2025

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
Incorporated2025-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20140 — SIC 20140

Registered office

Hill Dickinson Llp The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2EW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HILL, Benjamin Samuel
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-04-15
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Active
MUELLER, Ingo Wilhelm
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-04-15
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Active
OLU-WILLIAMS, Oscar
director · ~70y · appointed 2026-03-09
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Recent filings (6 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-05-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-15