AVON BRIDGE MACHINERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02592102 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 35.3y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2024-02-28
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  4. 2023-03-13
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  5. 2022-03-18
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-18
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-30
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  9. 2021-02-26
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  10. 2019-12-20
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  11. 2018-12-24
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  12. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2016-12-29
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  14. 2016-03-10
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  15. 2015-12-29
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  16. 2009-11-12
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    LEE, Helen Catherine resigned
    secretary
  17. 2002-12-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Ing Lease (UK) Twelve LTD
  18. 2002-12-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Ing Lease (UK) Twelve Limited
  19. 2002-12-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ing Lease (UK) Twelve LTD
  20. 2001-03-27
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    LEE, Helen Catherine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-27
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    TROOP, Robert Simon Shearing resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-05-01
    ➕
    TROOP, Robert Simon Shearing appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-04-30
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    PITTS, William Mark resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-04-30
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    PITTS, William Mark resigned
    director
  25. 1996-03-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 1995-02-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC,
  27. 1994-12-15
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    AYRE, Ronald William resigned
    director
  28. 1992-06-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 1991-08-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 1991-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 1991-03-19
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    PARR, Richard Henry appointed
    director
  32. 1991-03-19
    ➕
    PITTS, William Mark appointed
    secretary
  33. 1991-03-19
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1991-03-19
    ➕
    AYRE, Ronald William appointed
    director
  35. 1991-03-19
    ➕
    PITTS, William Mark appointed
    director
  36. 1991-03-19
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1991-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AVON BRIDGE MACHINERY LIMITED
  38. 1991-03-15
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1991-03-15
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Henry Parr
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Matford Home Farm
Matford
Exeter
Devon
EX2 8XT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

PARR, Richard Henry→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Helen Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-27 · resigned 2009-11-12
Resigned
PITTS, William Mark→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-19 · resigned 1999-04-30
Resigned
TROOP, Robert Simon Shearing→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-15 · resigned 1991-03-19
Resigned
AYRE, Ronald William→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-03-19 · resigned 1994-12-15
Resigned
PITTS, William Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 1991-03-19 · resigned 1999-04-30
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-15 · resigned 1991-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ing Lease (UK) Twelve
Ing Lease (UK) Twelve LTD
Assignment1 property27/12/2002—
outstanding
Ing Lease (UK) Twelve
Ing Lease (UK) Twelve Limited
Assignment1 property15/12/2002—
outstanding
Ing Lease (UK) Twelve
Ing Lease (UK) Twelve LTD
Assignment1 property07/12/2002—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC,
Single debenture1 property28/02/1995—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/08/199115/03/1996
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property05/04/199122/06/1992
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26