ATVANTAGE LIMITED

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SC419484 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-15
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
£-224
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 85510Sports and recreation education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £224
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,748 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£940
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
-£224
↓ 115% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£224£279£783£1k£2k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-224£1.5k
Current assets£1.0k£2.3k
Cash£940£2.3k
Debtors£75—
Net assets£-224£1.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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  3. 2023-09-21
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  4. 2022-11-18
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  5. 2021-09-09
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  6. 2020-08-21
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  7. 2020-04-20
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    officers · CH03
  8. 2020-04-20
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-02
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    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-07-01
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-25
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    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-25
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  15. 2018-04-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-04-25
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-03-31
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    MOORE, Steven Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-31
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    MOORE, Ruairidh Calum Ward resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ATVANTAGE LIMITED
  20. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    MOORE, Steven Robert appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    MOORE, Ruairidh Calum Ward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Robert Moore
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ruairidh Calum Ward Mooreceased 31/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

12 Blane Crescent
Dunfermline
KY11 8ZF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MOORE, Steven Robert→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-15
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Active
MOORE, Steven Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-31
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Active
MOORE, Ruairidh Calum Ward→
director · ~34y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-20