AVON MOTOR AND ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04744434 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 4 capital
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-05➖HIGGS, David John resigneddirector
- 2026-03-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-03-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23➕HIGGS, Nickolas Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-09-23➖HIGGS, James resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➕HIGGS, James appointeddirector
- 2013-07-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-05-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AVON MOTOR AND ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2003-04-25➕HIGGS, Paul Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-25➕HIGGS, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2003-04-25➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-25➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-25➕HIGGS, David John appointeddirector
- 2003-04-25➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-25➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nickolas Edward Higgs Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2019 |
Mr Paul Andrew Higgs Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David John Higgsceased 05/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr James Lewis Higgsceased 25/09/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
Unit C4 Second Avenue
Westfield Industrial Est
Midsomer Norton Radstock
Somerset
BA3 4BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
HIGGS, Paul Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-04-25
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HIGGS, Nickolas Edward→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-09-23
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HIGGS, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-25
HIGGS, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2026-04-05
HIGGS, James→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2019-09-23
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/05/2003 | 12/07/2013 |
Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-03-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25