AVM INTERNATIONAL LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03452470 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-20
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£16.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,444
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£116kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£25.4k£38.6k
Current assets£115.5k£103.2k
Cash£13.2k£27.1k
Debtors£102.3k£76.1k
Net assets£16.4k£16.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    PERRY, Lisa Emma appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-22
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  13. 2019-10-22
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  14. 2019-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-10-21
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-07-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2019-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-07-16
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    capital · SH01
  21. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    BENBOW, Ian James resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-02
    ➕
    BENBOW, Ian James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-08-02
    ➖
    WAUGH, Monica Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-08-02
    ➖
    CLARK, Stephen John resigned
    director
  25. 2005-08-02
    ➖
    WAUGH, Monica Mary resigned
    director
  26. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    PERRY, Charles Ashley James appointed
    director
  27. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    WAUGH, Monica Mary appointed
    director
  28. 1997-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AVM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
  29. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    WAUGH, Monica Mary appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-10-20
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    CLARK, Stephen John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

Avm Logistics Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Avm Logistics Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AVM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
This company · 03452470

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
Avm Logistics Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lisa Emma Perryceased 05/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Charles Ashley James Perryceased 15/07/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated1997-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Freedom House
Rutherford Way
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 9TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PERRY, Charles Ashley James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERRY, Lisa Emma→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENBOW, Ian James→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-02 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
WAUGH, Monica Mary→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 2005-08-02
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 1997-10-20
Resigned
CLARK, Stephen John→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 2005-08-02
Resigned
WAUGH, Monica Mary→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2005-08-02
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
A registered charge—19/07/2019—
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Recent filings (87 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08