ADVANCE FLOORING SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC492317 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-28
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,221,830

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-28
Profit before tax£1.22M
Average employees25

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-31
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    GALLAGHER, James appointed
    director
  16. 2014-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE FLOORING SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2014-11-28
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Steven appointed
    director
  18. 2014-11-28
    ➕
    SHIELDS, James Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Martin Shields
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Peacockceased 27/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Caldergrove House 4 Linnet Way
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 3RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last made up to: 2024-11-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GALLAGHER, James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEACOCK, Steven→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHIELDS, James Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-28
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13