AVANTI TAPES LTD

💤Zombieactive

04205707 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-25

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46760

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 24.4y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	9	900

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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ROBINSON, Paul Stephen resigned
director
2026-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-27
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-06-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-20
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-11-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-09-12
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-08-03
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-03-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
2012-03-12
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SADLER, Martin Leslie appointed
secretary
2012-03-12
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SADLER, Martin Leslie appointed
director
2012-03-12
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WILLIAMS, Julia resigned
secretary
2012-03-12
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ROBINSON, Paul Stephen appointed
director
2012-03-12
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WATKIN, Joanne Louise resigned
director
2012-02-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-02-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-01-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Thistle Investments LTD & Palace Investments LTD as General Partners of Propinvest Wednesbury LP
2011-07-25
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WATKIN, Joanne Louise appointed
director
2011-07-25
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WILLIAMS, Julia resigned
director
2011-04-21
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WILLIAMS, Julia appointed
director
2010-11-01
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DAVIES, Paul resigned
director
2009-12-03
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DAVIES, Paul appointed
director
2009-08-10
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BULLOCK, Ronald Frank resigned
director
2008-01-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Thistle Investments Limited and Palace Investments Limited, as General Partners of Propinvestlp
2007-08-01
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BULLOCK, Hazel Mary resigned
secretary
2007-08-01
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WILLIAMS, Julia appointed
secretary
2002-04-18
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HOLLAND, Andrew Roy resigned
director
2002-01-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited
2001-10-31
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BULLOCK, Hazel Mary appointed
secretary
2001-10-31
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HOLLAND, Andrew Roy resigned
secretary
2001-05-01
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HOLLAND, Andrew Roy appointed
secretary
2001-05-01
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BULLOCK, Ronald Frank appointed
director
2001-05-01
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HOLLAND, Andrew Roy appointed
director
2001-04-25
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Company incorporated
As AVANTI TAPES LTD
2001-04-25
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QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-25
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QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Industrial Adhesive Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Industrial Adhesive Solutions Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AVANTI TAPES LTD

This company · 04205707

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Industrial Adhesive Solutions Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/04/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-04-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

Suite Ga, St, George's House

Lever Street

Wolverhampton

WV2 1EZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

SADLER, Martin Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SADLER, Martin Leslie→

director · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BULLOCK, Hazel Mary→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2007-08-01

Resigned

HOLLAND, Andrew Roy→

secretary · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2001-10-31

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Julia→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2012-03-12

Resigned

QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-25 · resigned 2001-04-25

Resigned

BULLOCK, Ronald Frank→

director · ~89y · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2009-08-10

Resigned

DAVIES, Paul→

director · ~65y · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2010-11-01

Resigned

HOLLAND, Andrew Roy→

director · ~58y · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2002-04-18

Resigned

ROBINSON, Paul Stephen→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-12 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

WATKIN, Joanne Louise→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2012-03-12

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Julia→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-04-21 · resigned 2011-07-25

Resigned

QA NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-25 · resigned 2001-04-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	20/02/2024	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	12/09/2012	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal assignment of contract monies	1 property	03/08/2012	27/02/2026
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")	Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge	1 property	20/03/2012	—
outstanding	Thistle Investments & Palace Investments as General Partners of Propinvest Wednesbury LP Thistle Investments LTD & Palace Investments LTD as General Partners of Propinvest Wednesbury LP	Rent deposit deed	1 property	27/01/2012	—
satisfied	Thistle Investments and Palace Investments , as General Partners of Propinvestlp Thistle Investments Limited and Palace Investments Limited, as General Partners of Propinvestlp	Rent deposit deed	1 property	10/01/2008	29/02/2012
satisfied	Clerical Medical Investment Group Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited	Deed of deposit	1 property	29/01/2002	29/02/2012

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-11

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-03

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-02-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-22