ADVANCED ADVT LIMITED
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Cash
£89M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£141M
Equity attributable
Employees
253
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
Period ending 2025-02-28
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ADVANCED ADVT LIMITED 2021-04-19 → present
- MARWYN ACQUISITION COMPANY I LIMITED 2020-11-16 → 2021-04-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,122,000 | £43,274,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,983,000 | £7,436,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £7,461,000 | £11,259,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,785,000 | £10,877,000 | |
| Cash | £82,111,000 | £88,510,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £136,891,000 | £147,235,000 | |
| Net assets | £130,266,000 | £141,125,000 | |
| Equity | £130,266,000 | £141,125,000 | |
| Average employees | 215 | 253 | |
| Wages | £9,222,000 | £15,849,000 |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | 22.7% | 25.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.0% | 16.0% | |
| Current ratio | 5.46x | 4.88x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Baker Tilly Channel Islands Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company had cash resources of £88.5m and net assets of £141.1m at 28 February 2025. The Group meets its day-to-day working capital requirements from the positive cash flows generated by its trading activities and its available cash resources. The information in these Consolidated Financial Statements has been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Group will continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval.”
Group structure
- ADVANCED ADVT LIMITED · parent
- MAC I (BVI) Limited 100%
- ADV Holding Group Limited 100%
- ADV Finance Holding Limited 100%
- ADV People Holding Limited 100%
- ADV US Inc. 100%
- Integrated Business Software and Solutions Limited (1) 100%
- CHKS Limited ("CHKS") 100%
- Retain International Software Limited (2) 100%
- Workforce Management Software Limited ("WFM") 100%
- Celaton Limited ("inSTREAM") 100%
- IB Software and Solutions (Ireland) Limited (1) 100%
- Retain International Software USA Limited (2) 100%
- ADVT Software India Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Acquired Celaton Limited ("InSTREAM") an intelligent process automation (IPA) platform in July 2024 for £4.8m.”
- “Post period end in May 2025, acquired HFX Limited, a provider of a workforce management SaaS platform in for £5.3m.”
- “Post period end in May 2025, acquired GOSS Technology Limited, a digital platform that supports public sector organisations in driving digital transformation in for £7.1m.”
- “Refreshed the Go To Market ("GTM") strategy following the significant investment in SaaS and Cloud product offerings prior to our acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERPUIJE, Antoinette Catherine Ellen | Secretary | 2020-11-16 | — | — |
| CHANDLER, Karen Louise | Director | 2021-03-23 | Sep 1972 | British |
| FIRTH, Barbara Ann | Director | 2024-01-10 | Nov 1952 | British |
| GIBSON, Paul David | Director | 2024-01-10 | Jun 1964 | British |
| HUGILL, Gavin John | Director | 2021-04-12 | Sep 1976 | British |
| MURRIA, Vinodka | Director | 2020-12-31 | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANGSTRUP WATTS, Mark | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2025-02-27 |
| BRANGSTRUP WATTS, Mark Irvine John | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2021-03-23 |
| CORSELLIS, James Henry Merrick | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2022-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-01 OSCC01 Change constitutional documents overseas company with date
- 2021-04-19 OSNM01 Change of name overseas by resolution with date
- 2021-04-19 OSCC01 Change constitutional documents overseas company with date
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-28 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-01 | OSCC01 | change-of-constitution | Change constitutional documents overseas company with date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-02-05 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2024-02-05 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2022-06-29 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-22 | OSCH02 | other | Change company details overseas company with change details | |
| 2022-02-08 | OSCH01 | other | Change company details by uk establishment overseas company with change details | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-05-05 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2021-04-19 | OSNM01 | change-of-name | Change of name overseas by resolution with date | |
| 2021-04-19 | OSCC01 | change-of-constitution | Change constitutional documents overseas company with date | |
| 2021-04-19 | OSAP01 | officers | Appoint person director overseas company with name appointment date | |
| 2021-04-19 | OSTM01 | officers | Termination person director overseas company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29