ADVANTA FOUNDATION

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SC292396 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-10-28
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£94.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £94,846
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£98k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£95k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£98k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£39k£59k£78k£98kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£94.8k£74.1k
Current assets£97.9k£75.1k
Cash£97.9k£74.8k
Debtors—£346
Net assets£94.8k£74.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-30
    ➖
    MORTON, John Dick Runcie resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-03-21
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    PIGGOT, Gillian Clare appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-21
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    ANDERSON, Kenneth David resigned
    director
  17. 2019-10-21
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Lesley resigned
    director
  18. 2019-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-10-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-01-22
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  22. 2019-01-22
    ✏️
    change-of-name-exemption
    change-of-name · NE01
  23. 2012-06-29
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Lesley appointed
    director
  24. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    MCGILL, Julie resigned
    director
  25. 2009-02-02
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Hazel Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Craig Stewart appointed
    director
  27. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    BARNETT, Garry resigned
    director
  28. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Hazel Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    WILSON, Gavin resigned
    director
  30. 2005-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTA FOUNDATION
  31. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    MORTON, John Dick Runcie appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Kenneth David appointed
    director
  33. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    BARNETT, Garry appointed
    director
  34. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    MCGILL, Julie appointed
    director
  35. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    WILSON, Gavin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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 Craig Stewart Webster
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth David Andersonceased 01/01/2020· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

121 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

PIGGOT, Gillian Clare→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBSTER, Craig Stewart→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON, John Dick Runcie→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2024-07-30
Resigned
ANDERSON, Kenneth David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2019-10-21
Resigned
ANDERSON, Lesley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-06-29 · resigned 2019-10-21
Resigned
BARNETT, Garry→
director · ~44y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Hazel Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2009-02-02
Resigned
MCGILL, Julie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2012-06-29
Resigned
WILSON, Gavin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28