AVIQI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04611564 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-06
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees100-100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
    FERGUSON, Matthew David resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-12-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-11-04
    FERGUSON, Matthew David appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-11-04
    HARTMANN, Sabine Gabriele resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVIQI LIMITED
  20. 2002-12-06
    GILL, Craig Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2002-12-06
    HARTMANN, Sabine Gabriele appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-12-06
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-12-06
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-12-06
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-12-06
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Craig Richard Gill
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

11 Chesterton House Chesterton Lane
Cirencester
GL7 1XQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GILL, Craig Richard
director · ~47y · appointed 2002-12-06
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Active
FERGUSON, Matthew David
secretary · appointed 2005-11-04 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned
HARTMANN, Sabine Gabriele
secretary · appointed 2002-12-06 · resigned 2005-11-04
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-06 · resigned 2002-12-06
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-06 · resigned 2002-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23