AVALON SCIENCES LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.1y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 52 | 4700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-10-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-04-30➖MARRIAGE, Roger White resigneddirector
- 2012-01-01➕MARRIAGE, Roger White appointeddirector
- 2010-03-12➕TUBRIDY, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2010-01-01➕TUBRIDY, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-01➖TUBRIDY, Gary Valentine resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-31➖HUMPHRIES, Colin Robert resigneddirector
- 2007-08-31➖HALL, William Henry resigneddirector
- 2006-12-11➕HALL, William Henry appointeddirector
- 2006-11-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hffb Limited
- 1987-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AVALON SCIENCES LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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
cleanGroup structure
Hot Rocks Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hot Rocks Energy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gary Valentine Tubridyceased 29/05/2024· 50-75% voting
- Mrs Sarah Tubridyceased 29/05/2024· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/10/2023 | 28/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities | 1 property | 29/11/2006 | 10/01/2017 | |
| satisfied | Hffb Hffb Limited | Deed of rent deposit | 1 property | 20/04/2004 | 09/10/2016 |