ANDOVER VISIONPLUS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02665425 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-22
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
136 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-08-28📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-08-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-31➕PERKINS, Douglas John David appointeddirector
- 2024-07-31➕WHISKERD, Robert Denis appointeddirector
- 2024-07-31➖SMITH, Grahame Peter resigneddirector
- 2024-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2020-02-29➕DHALIWAL, Dilveer Singh appointeddirector
- 2020-02-29➖DHANJI, Paul Stephen resigneddirector
- 1991-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDOVER VISIONPLUS LIMITED
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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ANDOVER VISIONPLUS LIMITED
This company · 02665425
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/12/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Douglas John David Perkinsceased 01/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Mary Lesley Perkinsceased 01/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782
Registered office
72 High Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1NG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-nominee-secretary
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DHALIWAL, Dilveer Singh→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-02-29
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PERKINS, Douglas John David→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2024-07-31
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Active
WHISKERD, Robert Denis→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-31
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-nominee-director
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DHANJI, Paul Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 2020-02-29
SMITH, Grahame Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · resigned 2024-07-31
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Recent filings (136 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-08-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-08-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-16