AVENUE GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
01706168 · ltd · incorporated 1983-03-14
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£691.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20301
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £691,343
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,851 YoY
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£482k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
£691k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £701.2k | £767.3k |
| Current assets | £1.23M | £1.23M |
| Cash | £482.2k | £489.6k |
| Debtors | £449.6k | £419.9k |
| Net assets | £691.3k | £752.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-25➕PEARCE, Simon James appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-25➖PIKE, Brian Harold resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-25➖PIKE, Brian Harold resigneddirector
- 2024-07-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-07-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-05-01➕WAGSTAFF, Mark Russell appointeddirector
- 1996-08-01➕PIKE, Brian Harold appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-31➖WHITTICK, Irene Mary resignedsecretary
- 1996-07-31➖WHITTICK, Irene Mary resigneddirector
- 1993-04-01➖PIKE, Brian Harold resignedsecretary
- 1993-04-01➕WHITTICK, Irene Mary appointedsecretary
- 1992-04-01➕PIKE, Brian Harold appointedsecretary
- 1992-04-01➖WHITTICK, Irene Mary resignedsecretary
- 1983-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AVENUE GROUP LTD
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan Maxwell Clarke Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Russell Wagstaff Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Brian Harold Pikeceased 25/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Andesk Tldceased 31/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301
Registered office
3 David Road
Poyle Industrial Estate
Colnbrook
Slough Berkshire
SL3 0TW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
PEARCE, Simon James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAGSTAFF, Mark Russell→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIKE, Brian Harold→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-01 · resigned 2024-07-25
PIKE, Brian Harold→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 1993-04-01
WHITTICK, Irene Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 1996-07-31
WHITTICK, Irene Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-04-01
PIKE, Brian Harold→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2024-07-25
WHITTICK, Irene Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1996-07-31
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Recent filings (111 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-26
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-07-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26