AVON COURT (NETLEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00941541 · ltd · incorporated 1968-10-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

148 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-13
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PALMER, Samantha Louise resigned
director
2021-11-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-28
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PHILLIPS, Rachel Emma appointed
director
2021-09-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-07
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-09-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-01
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JACKSON, Jean Barbara resigned
director
2021-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-29
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DRAPER, Alan Frederick appointed
director
2019-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-02-19
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GATHERER, Doreen Doris resigned
director
2018-07-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-07-01
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PALMER, Samantha Louise appointed
director
2018-01-01
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ROTHWELL, Pamela resigned
director
2017-09-18
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CLAYTON, Harold Anthony resigned
secretary
2017-09-18
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CLAYTON, Harold Anthony resigned
director
2017-09-18
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GATHERER, Doreen Doris appointed
director
2016-06-13
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O'ROURKE, Siobhan appointed
director
2016-06-13
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SPENCER, Joan Mercy resigned
director
2012-05-10
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JACKSON, Jean Barbara appointed
director
2012-05-10
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RYAN, Patricia Elizabeth resigned
director
2011-10-13
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WHITLOCK, Keith Roy resigned
director
2010-12-08
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HATCH, Peter resigned
director
2006-05-25
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HATCH, Peter appointed
director
2004-01-29
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STAMP, Reginald Douglas resigned
director
2003-04-22
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COSSEY, Bertie resigned
director
2002-04-11
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STAMP, Reginald Douglas appointed
director
2002-01-22
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HENLEY, James Anthony resigned
director
2000-04-10
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HENLEY, James Anthony appointed
director
1999-04-27
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HATCH, Nicolette appointed
director
1996-05-29
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ROTHWELL, Pamela appointed
director
1996-01-17
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MALE, Joan resigned
director
1995-05-15
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SPENCER, Joan Mercy resigned
secretary
1995-05-14
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CLAYTON, Harold Anthony appointed
secretary
1994-06-08
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CLAYTON, Harold Anthony appointed
director
1993-05-20
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JACKSON, Jean Barbara resigned
director
1993-03-24
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RYAN, Patricia Elizabeth appointed
director
1992-09-07
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SHEATHER, Anna Lisbeth resigned
director
1968-10-31
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Company incorporated
As AVON COURT (NETLEY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1968-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Endeavour Building Shamrock Quay

William Street

Southampton

SO14 5QL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-17

Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

DRAPER, Alan Frederick→

director · ~81y · appointed 2019-07-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HATCH, Nicolette→

director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

O'ROURKE, Siobhan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-06-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILLIPS, Rachel Emma→

director · ~35y · appointed 2021-10-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLAYTON, Harold Anthony→

secretary · appointed 1995-05-14 · resigned 2017-09-18

Resigned

SPENCER, Joan Mercy→

secretary · resigned 1995-05-15

Resigned

CLAYTON, Harold Anthony→

director · ~88y · appointed 1994-06-08 · resigned 2017-09-18

Resigned

COSSEY, Bertie→

director · ~106y · resigned 2003-04-22

Resigned

GATHERER, Doreen Doris→

director · ~74y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2019-02-19

Resigned

HATCH, Peter→

director · ~83y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2010-12-08

Resigned

HENLEY, James Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2000-04-10 · resigned 2002-01-22

Resigned

JACKSON, Jean Barbara→

director · ~92y · appointed 2012-05-10 · resigned 2021-08-01

Resigned

JACKSON, Jean Barbara→

director · ~92y · resigned 1993-05-20

Resigned

MALE, Joan→

director · ~94y · resigned 1996-01-17

Resigned

PALMER, Samantha Louise→

director · ~31y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2022-01-13

Resigned

ROTHWELL, Pamela→

director · ~95y · appointed 1996-05-29 · resigned 2018-01-01

Resigned

RYAN, Patricia Elizabeth→

director · ~100y · appointed 1993-03-24 · resigned 2012-05-10

Resigned

SHEATHER, Anna Lisbeth→

director · ~64y · resigned 1992-09-07

Resigned

SPENCER, Joan Mercy→

director · ~102y · resigned 2016-06-13

Resigned

STAMP, Reginald Douglas→

director · ~89y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (148 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-01-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-11-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-09-22

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2021-09-07