ADVENT SEARCH PARTNERS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC397467 · llp · incorporated 2015-01-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
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
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  2. 2026-01-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  3. 2026-01-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  4. 2026-01-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  5. 2026-01-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2025-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  10. 2024-01-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2023-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2021-07-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  16. 2021-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2020-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2019-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2018-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-01-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-02-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2015-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENT SEARCH PARTNERS LLP
  27. 2015-01-13
    ➕
    BOYLE, Martin Richard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2015-01-13
    ➕
    BOYLE, Sarah Jane appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Richard Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Jane Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2015-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

9 Harewood Close
Green Hammerton
York
North Yorkshire
YO26 8FG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOYLE, Martin Richard→
llp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2015-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Sarah Jane→
llp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2015-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-01-22
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-25
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2021-07-13