AVONRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00798193 · ltd · incorporated 1964-03-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). 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

2 live charges · oldest 59.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 59.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-01
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    FROST, Claire Francesca resigned
    director
  6. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-11-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-03-04
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    BURROUGHES, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  18. 2013-03-04
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    BURROUGHES, Frederick Kenneth Sydney resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-04
    ➖
    BURROUGHES, Pamela Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    FROST, Claire Francesca appointed
    director
  21. 1992-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 1992-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 1972-04-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  24. 1966-08-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 1964-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AVONRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas John Burroughes
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Claire Frostceased 17/11/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

65 Ridgeway Road
Long Ashton
Bristol
BS41 9EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BURROUGHES, Nicholas John→
secretary
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Active
BURROUGHES, Nicholas John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-03-04
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Active
BURROUGHES, Frederick Kenneth Sydney→
director · ~112y · resigned 2013-03-04
Resigned
BURROUGHES, Pamela Mary→
director · ~97y · resigned 2013-03-04
Resigned
FROST, Claire Francesca→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Memorandum of deposit of deeds1 property04/04/197220/11/1992
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/08/196620/11/1992

Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12