ASSOCIATED VENDING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02227979 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-03-07

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£276.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 33.9y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 33.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

41 officers (2 active, 41 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

194 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £276,523

Cash YoY

-16%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£207k

↓ 16% YoY

Net Worth

£277k

↑ 9.2% YoY

Current Assets

£544k

↓ 10.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£278.0k	£254.4k
Current assets	£543.7k	£604.0k
Cash	£207.0k	£246.4k
Debtors	£336.7k	£357.6k
Net assets	£276.5k	£253.3k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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2026-01-19
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officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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officers · CH01
2025-12-04
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ANNON, Christopher Trevor resigned
director
2025-12-04
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MILLSON, Hugh Stephen resigned
director
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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HOLT, Craig Anthony resigned
director
2025-08-22
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officers · TM01
2025-04-16
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MILLSON, Hugh Stephen appointed
director
2025-04-16
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NEWBERRY, Charles Timothy resigned
director
2024-11-19
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COUTTS, Stuart appointed
director
2024-11-19
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ANNON, Christopher Trevor appointed
director
2024-11-19
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MACDONALD, Jane Clark resigned
director
2024-11-19
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MORTON, Eric Charles resigned
director
2024-11-19
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2024-11-19
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NEWBERRY, Charles Timothy appointed
director
2023-10-16
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2023-01-04
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2022-12-31
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NEWBERRY, Charles Timothy resigned
director
2022-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-01-17
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2021-09-09
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2021-02-24
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2021-01-08
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BECKWITH, Hugh Graham resigned
director
2021-01-08
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HOLT, Craig Anthony appointed
director
2021-01-08
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MILLSON, Hugh Stephen resigned
director
2021-01-08
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MORTON, Eric Charles appointed
director
2021-01-01
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BAKER, Ian Russell appointed
director
2021-01-01
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BOULL, David Thomas resigned
director
2019-05-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-05-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-05-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-01-16
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BECKWITH, Hugh Graham appointed
director
2019-01-16
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LEAHY, Tracey Louise resigned
director
2017-12-05
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MILLSON, Hugh Stephen appointed
director
2017-12-05
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MORTON, Eric Charles resigned
director
2017-03-16
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BINNS, Andrew Geoffrey resigned
director
2017-03-15
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BOYD, Jonathan Carlisle resigned
director
2017-03-15
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MACDONALD, Jane Clark appointed
director
2016-09-30
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NEWBERRY, Charles Timothy appointed
director
2016-09-29
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FERGUSON, John resigned
director
2016-05-24
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BINNS, Andrew Geoffrey appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 98 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ANNON, Christopher Trevor resigned 2025-12-04; HOLT, Craig Anthony resigned 2025-09-01; MILLSON, Hugh Stephen resigned 2025-12-04

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

12 Amber Business Village

Amber Close Amington

Tamworth

Staffordshire

B77 4RP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (2 active · 39 resigned)

BAKER, Ian Russell→

director · ~68y · appointed 2021-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COUTTS, Stuart→

director · ~65y · appointed 2024-11-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHAPMAN, Karen Louise→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2009-10-13

Resigned

WYLD, Jonathan Robert→

secretary · resigned 2002-12-05

Resigned

ANNON, Christopher Trevor→

director · ~49y · appointed 2024-11-19 · resigned 2025-12-04

Resigned

BECKWITH, Hugh Graham→

director · ~88y · appointed 2019-01-16 · resigned 2021-01-08

Resigned

BINNS, Andrew Geoffrey→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-24 · resigned 2017-03-16

Resigned

BINNS, Andrew Geoffrey→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2015-12-01

Resigned

BOOTY, Douglas Edgar→

director · ~105y · resigned 1992-04-30

Resigned

BOOTY, William Howard→

director · ~72y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2014-11-27

Resigned

BOOTY, William Howard→

director · ~72y · appointed 2007-12-06 · resigned 2010-03-03

Resigned

BOOTY, William Howard→

director · ~72y · resigned 2004-12-09

Resigned

BOULL, David Thomas→

director · ~77y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2021-01-01

Resigned

BOYD, Jonathan Carlisle→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2017-03-15

Resigned

BRODERICK, John→

director · ~86y · resigned 2010-03-03

Resigned

DOWNING, Carolyn Mary→

director · ~79y · appointed 1992-12-09 · resigned 1999-12-09

Resigned

DRYSDALE, Harold Bruce→

director · ~77y · appointed 2000-12-07 · resigned 2003-12-04

Resigned

FERGUSON, John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2016-09-29

Resigned

FERGUSON, John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2009-12-10

Resigned

GALLAGHER, Steven Dennis→

director · ~81y · appointed 2000-02-23 · resigned 2010-03-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	23/06/1997	24/05/2019
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	17/11/1992	24/05/2019
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	02/07/1992	24/05/2019

Recent filings (194 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-01-19

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

officers · TM01

2026-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-03

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accounts · AA

2025-10-06

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officers · AP01

2025-09-23

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

officers · TM01

2025-09-22

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officers · TM01

2025-08-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-26

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officers · AP01

2024-11-19

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officers · AP01

2024-11-19

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officers · TM01

2024-11-19

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officers · TM01

2024-11-19

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accounts · AA

2024-11-11