ADVANCE STRUCTURES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC609601 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-02
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£412.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £412,576
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£341k
Net Worth
£413k
Current Assets
£917k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £412.6k |
| Current assets | £916.8k |
| Cash | £341.1k |
| Debtors | £575.6k |
| Net assets | £412.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-01➕GALLAGHER, James appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01➕PEACOCK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2022-09-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-09-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-20➖SHIELDS, Daniella resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-20➖SHIELDS, Daniella resigneddirector
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE STRUCTURES LIMITED
- 2018-10-02➕SHIELDS, James appointeddirector
- 2018-10-02➕SHIELDS, Daniella appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-02➕SHIELDS, Daniella appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Shields Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Daniella Shieldsceased 20/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A GILLESPIE JOINERY LIMITED→ SC682468 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Caldergrove House 4 Linnet Way
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 3RA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
GALLAGHER, James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEACOCK, Steven→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-01
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SHIELDS, James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-02
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SHIELDS, Daniella→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-10-02 · resigned 2022-09-20
SHIELDS, Daniella→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-02 · resigned 2022-09-20
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-13
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-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-09-21