VM.AV CORPORATE SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
04615342 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,728,555
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3.7m
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 11262% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.73M | £2.65M |
| Current assets | £3.77M | £33.1k |
| Net assets | £3.73M | £2.65M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-12-01➖BUTT, Mark Richard resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-01➕BHALLA, Sunil Kumar appointeddirector
- 2004-07-01➕MURRIA, Vinodka appointeddirector
- 2004-06-30➖BUTT, Tina resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-20➕BUTT, Mark Richard Boydell appointeddirector
- 2002-12-20➕BUTT, Mark Richard appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-20➕BUTT, Tina appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs VM.AV CORPORATE SERVICES LTD
- 2002-12-12➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-12-12➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-12-12➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-12-12➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Vinodka Murria Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Warren House
Warreners Lane
Weybridge
KT13 0LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BHALLA, Sunil Kumar→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTT, Mark Richard Boydell→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRIA, Vinodka→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTT, Mark Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2009-12-01
BUTT, Tina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2004-06-30
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2002-12-12
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2002-12-12
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Recent filings (71 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-03