A. VLIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04994571 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bathgate Business Finance Limited
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-18➖VLIES, Alan resigneddirector
- 2003-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs A. VLIES LIMITED
- 2003-12-15➕YOXALL, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-15➕YOXALL, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2003-12-15➕VLIES, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 |
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Mrs Julie Lucy Yoxall Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/12/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Yoxall Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Atlantic Business Centre Atlantic Street
Broadheath
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5NQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
YOXALL, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VLIES, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2006-08-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bathgate Business Finance Bathgate Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-07