AVIADALE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01691182 · ltd · incorporated 1983-01-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.3y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Wolfe Asset Management Limited
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04➕CALLAGHAN, Luke appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➕TADMORI, Mohammed Khalid appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➖DIXON, Christopher Drew resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-04➖DIXON, Christopher Drew resigneddirector
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-10➖WALLIS, John Dennington resigneddirector
- 2009-03-31➕HORTON, John Craig appointeddirector
- 1996-11-01➖NEIL, Graham Maclaren resigneddirector
- 1996-11-01➕WALLIS, John Dennington appointeddirector
- 1994-07-22➖AL GURG, Easa Saleh resigneddirector
- 1994-07-22➕NEIL, Graham Maclaren appointeddirector
- 1983-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AVIADALE LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Raja Essa Al Gurg Individual · Emirati · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Muna Essa Al Gurg Individual · Emirati · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Maryam Essa Al Gurg Individual · Emirati · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
71 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
CALLAGHAN, Luke→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-04
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HORTON, John Craig→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-03-31
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TADMORI, Mohammed Khalid→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-05-04
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DIXON, Christopher Drew→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-05-04
AL GURG, Easa Saleh→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 1994-07-22
DIXON, Christopher Drew→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2022-05-04
NEIL, Graham Maclaren→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1994-07-22 · resigned 1996-11-01
WALLIS, John Dennington→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2009-07-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wolfe Asset Management Wolfe Asset Management Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (126 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-17