ADVANCE GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC744757 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£75.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
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, 3 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £75,789
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.5m
Net Worth
£76k
Current Assets
£5.8m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.3k |
| Current assets | £5.78M |
| Cash | £1.51M |
| Debtors | £1.36M |
| Net assets | £75.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-21➕GRANT- SHIELDS, Shauna appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➖SHIELDS, James Martin resigneddirector
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26➕DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce appointeddirector
- 2022-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-18➕LITTLE, Craig Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE GRID SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2022-09-20➕SHIELDS, James Martin appointeddirector
- 2022-09-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Kaitlyn Shields Individual · British · DOB 03/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2024 |
Mrs Shauna Grant-Shields Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Martin Shieldsceased 21/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130
Registered office
Caldergrove House 4 Linnet Way
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3RA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT- SHIELDS, Shauna→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-10-21
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LITTLE, Craig Christopher→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHIELDS, James Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-20 · resigned 2024-10-21
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-18