AVOCHIE GRANITE CO. LIMITED

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03143958 · ltd · incorporated 1996-01-05
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2022-12-08
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  5. 2022-01-10
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  6. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-06
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  12. 2015-10-22
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  13. 2015-01-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-23
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2014-12-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2014-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-09-30
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    CRAMP, Richard John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-12-03
    ➖
    HYDE, Michael Frederic resigned
    director
  19. 1997-06-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  20. 1996-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AVOCHIE GRANITE CO. LIMITED
  21. 1996-01-05
    ➕
    SHIELDS, Robert John Gillies appointed
    director
  22. 1996-01-05
    ➕
    CRAMP, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-01-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-01-05
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-01-05
    ➕
    HYDE, Michael Frederic appointed
    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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Group structure

Longcliffe Quarries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Longcliffe Quarries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AVOCHIE GRANITE CO. LIMITED
This company · 03143958

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Longcliffe Quarries Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated1996-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Longcliffe
Brassington
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 4BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHIELDS, Robert John Gillies→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAMP, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 1996-01-05
Resigned
HYDE, Michael Frederic→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 2009-12-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/06/199723/12/2014

Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-07