ADVANTA HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-20 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£28K
+52.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£305K
-26.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
3
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £501,593 | £508,044 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£24,441 | £123,355 | -£34,719 | £23,657 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£17,273 | £125,307 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£17,284 | £119,929 | -£40,783 | £20,682 | |
| Cash | £48,544 | £101,158 | £55,488 | £23,173 | £18,384 | £28,108 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £310,787 | £362,963 | £335,766 | £455,695 | £414,911 | £304,608 | |
| Net assets | £310,787 | £362,963 | £335,766 | £455,695 | — | — | |
| Equity | £310,787 | £362,963 | £335,766 | £455,695 | £414,911 | £304,608 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -6.9% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -7.3% | 27.1% | -8.4% | 7.8% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -4.49x | — | -20.93x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Granite Morgan Smith Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the accounts are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ADVANTA HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Advanta Quantity Surveying Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIAR, Gorka | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | — | Spanish |
| VIAR, Gorka | Director | 2004-07-06 | Apr 1971 | Spanish |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST JAMES'S SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-06 | 2006-12-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-07-06 | 2004-07-06 |
| CRESSWELL, Ewan Maclean | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2008-08-31 |
| MCGHIE, David Thompson | Director | 2004-08-04 | 2014-06-30 |
| REVENGA, Roberto | Director | 2004-08-04 | 2009-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gorka Viar | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2024-07-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2023-05-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-05-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.3%
£501,593 £508,044
-
Cash
+52.9%
£18,384 £28,108
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+168.1%
-£34,719 £23,657
first positive since 2023
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers