AVON STEEL COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01346397 · ltd · incorporated 1977-12-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 45.2y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
178 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1700 | 1800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖FUJI, Eiichi resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-02📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-07-02📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-07-02⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-07-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-15➕GREENWOOD, Kyle Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-03-15➖WALTON, Michael Desmond resigneddirector
- 2022-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-04➕NONAKA, Toshiki appointeddirector
- 2022-10-04➕FUJI, Eiichi appointeddirector
- 2022-10-04➖HAY, William Neave resigneddirector
- 2022-10-04➖ROBINSON, Ronald resigneddirector
- 2022-10-04➖WELDEN, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22➕HAY, William Neave appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11➖PARSON, Simon resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-11➖PARSON, Simon resigneddirector
- 2017-12-27🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2017-12-27🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2017-12-27🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2017-12-27🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-12-05➕WELDEN, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22➖JELLEY, Paul Alan resigneddirector
- 2017-11-22➖PARSON, Charles Patrick Hugo resigneddirector
- 2017-11-22➕ROBINSON, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22➕WALTON, Michael Desmond appointeddirector
- 2017-11-22🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
- 2017-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2017-06-21🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-05-17🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2016-11-21🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-07-05➖BRYANT, Julian Raymond resigneddirector
- 2015-11-01➕JELLEY, Paul Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-05-13➖GOLDSCHMIDT, John Christopher Dalglish resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 70 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-07-02: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Barclay & Mathieson Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Barclay & Mathieson Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AVON STEEL COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 01346397
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Barclay & Mathieson Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/03/2018 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Breal Capital (Avon) Limitedceased 26/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Simon Charles Parsonceased 22/11/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr Charles Patrick Hugo Parsonceased 22/11/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACACIA ENERGY GROUP LTD.→ 10767397 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| ALL DOGS HAVE DREAMS LTD→ 16425104 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLUM LIMITED→ 02617922 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
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7 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
Incorporated1977-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720
Registered office
Midsomer Norton Enterprise Park Wheelers Hill
Midsomer Norton
Bath
Somerset
BA3 2BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)
GREENWOOD, Kyle Michael→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NONAKA, Toshiki→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARSON, Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2019-10-11
PARSON, Timothy Charles George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-08-14
BRYANT, Julian Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2016-07-05
BUSLEY, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2009-10-31
FUJI, Eiichi→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-04 · resigned 2026-03-31
GOLDSCHMIDT, John Christopher Dalglish→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-12-29 · resigned 2014-05-13
HAY, William Neave→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-02-22 · resigned 2022-10-04
JELLEY, Paul Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2017-11-22
PARSON, Charles Patrick Hugo→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2005-05-12 · resigned 2017-11-22
PARSON, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2019-10-11
PARSON, Timothy Charles George→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2004-08-14
PARSON, Valerie→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1993-07-15
ROBINSON, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2017-11-22 · resigned 2022-10-04
WALTON, Michael Desmond→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-22 · resigned 2023-03-15
WELDEN, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-12-05 · resigned 2022-10-04
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Secure Trust Bank Secure Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/11/2017 | 24/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/06/2017 | 27/12/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 17/05/2017 | 27/12/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/11/2016 | 27/12/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 24/08/2009 | 17/11/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/2009 | 27/12/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/1994 | 16/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | Transfer deed | 1 property | 27/09/1993 | 16/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel & Co Hill Samuel & Co Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 14/07/1981 | 02/12/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/03/1981 | 17/01/1992 |
Recent filings (178 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-21
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-07-02
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-07-02
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-07-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-29