AVERTON LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02684284 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-06-07
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-06-07
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-03-22
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-03-09
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2016-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2015-02-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2015-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2014-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  9. 2014-03-05
    ➖
    HARRISON, Michael Hugh resigned
    director
  10. 2014-03-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2014-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2013-03-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2013-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2012-02-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-02-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-03-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2010-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2010-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2010-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2010-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2009-03-27
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  25. 2009-03-27
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    legacy
    address · 353
  26. 2009-03-27
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    legacy
    officers · 288c
  27. 2009-03-27
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    legacy
    officers · 288c
  28. 1992-04-14
    ➕
    SEDGWICK, Peter appointed
    secretary
  29. 1992-04-14
    ➕
    SEDGWICK, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 1992-04-14
    ➕
    WARNE, Barry Kenneth appointed
    director
  31. 1992-04-14
    ➖
    HARRISON, Hugh Douglas resigned
    secretary
  32. 1992-02-27
    ➕
    HARRISON, Hugh Douglas appointed
    director
  33. 1992-02-27
    ➖
    CHARLTON, Peggy Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  34. 1992-02-27
    ➕
    HARRISON, Hugh Douglas appointed
    secretary
  35. 1992-02-27
    ➖
    COWAN, Stanford Russell resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 1992-02-27
    ➕
    HARRISON, Michael Hugh appointed
    director
  37. 1992-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVERTON LIMITED
  38. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    CHARLTON, Peggy Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  39. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    COWAN, Stanford Russell appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-06-07

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

17-19 Cleveland Terrace
Darlington
Co Durham
DL3 7HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

SEDGWICK, Peter→
secretary · appointed 1992-04-14
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Active
HARRISON, Hugh Douglas→
director · ~91y · appointed 1992-02-27
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Active
SEDGWICK, Peter→
director · ~84y · appointed 1992-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARNE, Barry Kenneth→
director · ~81y · appointed 1992-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLTON, Peggy Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-02-27
Resigned
HARRISON, Hugh Douglas→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-27 · resigned 1992-04-14
Resigned
COWAN, Stanford Russell→
nominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-02-27
Resigned
HARRISON, Michael Hugh→
director · ~60y · appointed 1992-02-27 · resigned 2014-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-06-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-03-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-06-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-01-05
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-01-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-01-18