AVALON AGENCIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00416713 · ltd · incorporated 1946-08-07
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 98000Residents property management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-31➖HOLYOAK, Melanie Anne resigneddirector
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-06➕HOLYOAK, Melanie Anne appointeddirector
- 2006-07-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-03-24➕FIRTH, Susan Janet appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-24➖DAVIES, Florence Eileen resignedsecretary
- 1999-03-24➖DAVIES, Florence Eileen resigneddirector
- 1996-05-11➖FIRTH, Ann resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-11➕DAVIES, Florence Eileen appointedsecretary
- 1994-10-21➕DAVIES, Florence Eileen appointeddirector
- 1946-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AVALON AGENCIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Lord Robert William Firth Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCENDIA WHOLESALERS LTD→ 16860162 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUDIO CAVE (CARDIFF) LTD→ 10680518 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AWAYBOXPACKAGING LIMITED→ 16173960 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| B.G.S. INDUSTRIAL LIMITED→ 03230064 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| BABY BARE BUBBLES LIMITED→ 11381573 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BADGETBAY LTD→ 16693844 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARBER BLADES LTD→ 07264822 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BARCLAYS METAL WORLD LIMITED→ 12361942 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BARD'S TALES RUM LTD→ 15748220 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BAREFOOT TRADING LIMITED→ 05835276 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BARRIE HOLDEN LTD.→ 14011735 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Ty Derw Lime Tree Court
Cardiff Gate Business Park
Cardiff
CF23 8AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
FIRTH, Susan Janet→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Florence Eileen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1999-03-24
FIRTH, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-05-11
DAVIES, Florence Eileen→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · appointed 1994-10-21 · resigned 1999-03-24
HOLYOAK, Melanie Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-04-06 · resigned 2017-12-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/07/2006 | 19/06/2019 |
Recent filings (124 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-06-19