AVALON VENTILATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02749282 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees300300

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-10-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-12-21
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    SAMUEL, Esther Amanda resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Philip Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Philip Graham resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-12-31
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    SAMUEL, Esther Amanda appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-05-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC,
  21. 1992-11-03
    ➕
    THOMAS, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  22. 1992-11-03
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Philip Graham appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-11-03
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1992-11-03
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Philip Graham appointed
    director
  25. 1992-11-03
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    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1992-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AVALON VENTILATION LIMITED
  27. 1992-09-22
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-09-22
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Michael Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 11 Trada Business Campus
Stocking Lane
Hughenden Valley
High Wycombe Bucks
HP14 4ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THOMAS, Peter Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Philip Graham→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-03 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
SAMUEL, Esther Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-31 · resigned 2009-12-21
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-22 · resigned 1992-11-03
Resigned
ROBERTS, Philip Graham→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-11-03 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-09-22 · resigned 1992-11-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank ,
National Westminster Bank PLC,
Mortgage debenture1 property23/05/1994—
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-22