AVON AND TRIBUTARIES ANGLING ASSOCIATION

💤Zombieactive
03922135 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-02-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100200

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2024-09-30
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    WELLS, Gavin Scott resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-24
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  7. 2022-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-02
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    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-03
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  11. 2021-10-01
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-09-30
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    GATES, Nicholas Charles resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-11-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-11-06
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    WHISH, Robert John resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-22
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-11-22
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-11-17
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    GATES, Nicholas Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2019-11-17
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    WELLS, Gavin Scott appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-11-18
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    COWLISHAW, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2015-12-09
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    COWLISHAW, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2015-11-29
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    DONALDSON, Andrew Thomas, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2014-11-30
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    POWELL, Huw Vincent appointed
    secretary
  27. 2014-11-30
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    DONALDSON, Andrew Thomas, Dr resigned
    secretary
  28. 2012-11-25
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    TELLER, John Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2012-11-25
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    WHISH, Robert John appointed
    director
  30. 2010-11-28
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    SCOTT, Michael Walter Francis resigned
    director
  31. 2010-11-28
    ➕
    TELLER, John Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2008-11-16
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    POWELL, Huw Vincent appointed
    director
  33. 2008-11-16
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    TELLER, John Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 2004-11-28
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    DONALDSON, Andrew Thomas, Dr appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-11-28
    ➖
    MILLER, Geoffrey Gordon resigned
    secretary
  36. 2004-11-28
    ➖
    MILLER, Geoffrey Gordon resigned
    director
  37. 2004-11-28
    ➕
    TELLER, John Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2003-12-16
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Andrew Thomas, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 2003-12-16
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    LAWLEY, Roger William Lowis resigned
    director
  40. 2002-11-24
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    LAWLEY, Roger William Lowis appointed
    director
  41. 2002-11-24
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    TELLER, John Andrew resigned
    director
  42. 2000-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AVON AND TRIBUTARIES ANGLING ASSOCIATION
  43. 2000-02-09
    ➕
    MILLER, Geoffrey Gordon appointed
    secretary
  44. 2000-02-09
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    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2000-02-09
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    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2000-02-09
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    MILLER, Geoffrey Gordon appointed
    director
  47. 2000-02-09
    ➕
    SCOTT, Michael Walter Francis appointed
    director
  48. 2000-02-09
    ➕
    TELLER, John Andrew appointed
    director
  49. 2000-02-09
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    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  50. 2000-02-09
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    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Huw Vincent Powell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robert John Whishceased 06/11/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Paul Michael Cowlishawceased 18/11/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2000-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Prospect Close
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1GJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

POWELL, Huw Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWELL, Huw Vincent→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONALDSON, Andrew Thomas, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-28 · resigned 2014-11-30
Resigned
MILLER, Geoffrey Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-09 · resigned 2004-11-28
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-09 · resigned 2000-02-09
Resigned
COWLISHAW, Paul Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-12-09 · resigned 2018-11-18
Resigned
DONALDSON, Andrew Thomas, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2015-11-29
Resigned
GATES, Nicholas Charles→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-11-17 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned
LAWLEY, Roger William Lowis→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-11-24 · resigned 2003-12-16
Resigned
MILLER, Geoffrey Gordon→
director · ~102y · appointed 2000-02-09 · resigned 2004-11-28
Resigned
SCOTT, Michael Walter Francis→
director · ~93y · appointed 2000-02-09 · resigned 2010-11-28
Resigned
TELLER, John Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-11-28 · resigned 2012-11-25
Resigned
TELLER, John Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-11-28 · resigned 2008-11-16
Resigned
TELLER, John Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-02-09 · resigned 2002-11-24
Resigned
WELLS, Gavin Scott→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-11-17 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
WHISH, Robert John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-11-25 · resigned 2020-11-06
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-09 · resigned 2000-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01