ANTI-VIBRATION METHODS (RUBBER) CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02277135 · ltd · incorporated 1988-07-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£403.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £403,738
Cash YoY
+78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£157k
↑ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£404k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£316k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£81k£161k£242k£323k£404kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£412.5k£401.6k
Current assets£316.4k£276.4k
Cash£156.5k£87.8k
Debtors£83.0k£80.2k
Net assets£403.7k£388.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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  2. 2025-03-28
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  3. 2024-03-25
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  4. 2023-03-29
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  5. 2022-03-30
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  6. 2021-04-01
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  7. 2020-03-31
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  8. 2019-01-26
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  9. 2017-12-08
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  10. 2017-07-13
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  11. 2017-01-13
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  12. 2015-11-09
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  13. 2015-07-16
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  14. 2015-07-15
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  15. 2015-07-01
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  16. 2015-06-30
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    LAWES, Daniel James appointed
    director
  17. 2015-06-30
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    LAWES, Peter, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2015-06-30
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    DUNN, Joy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-06-30
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    DUNN, Joy resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-30
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    DUNN, Peter Laurence Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2005-01-01
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    DUNN, Joy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-12-31
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    REED, Janice Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-12-31
    ➖
    REED, Janice Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2003-12-17
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    CROSS, Ronald Geoffrey resigned
    director
  25. 2003-12-17
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    DUNN, Joy appointed
    director
  26. 2003-12-17
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    DUNN, Peter Laurence Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2001-11-13
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    CROSS, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  28. 1988-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTI-VIBRATION METHODS (RUBBER) CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel James Lawes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Hilary Lawes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 5 Woodcock Industrial Estate
Woodcock Road
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

LAWES, Daniel James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWES, Peter, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Joy→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
REED, Janice Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
CROSS, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~87y · resigned 2001-11-13
Resigned
CROSS, Ronald Geoffrey→
director · ~93y · resigned 2003-12-17
Resigned
DUNN, Joy→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
DUNN, Peter Laurence Charles→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
REED, Janice Elizabeth→
director · ~84y · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

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2025-07-10
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2025-03-28
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2024-07-12
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2024-03-25
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2023-07-13
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2023-03-29
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2022-08-10
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2022-03-30
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2021-07-14
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2021-04-01
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2020-08-27
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2020-03-31
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2019-07-10
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2019-01-26