AVON LEISURE RESOURCES LTD

🌳Matureactive
04999601 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£17.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,988
Net assets shrinking
Down £881 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£11k£15k£19kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£84.1k£17.5k
Current assets£18.9k£17.4k
Net assets£17.0k£17.9k

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-23
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    BEARCROFT, Guy Andrew appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2019-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-24
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-11-08
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    SMITH, Frederick David resigned
    director
  13. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AVON LEISURE RESOURCES LTD
  19. 2003-12-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Geraldine Angela appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-12-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Geraldine Angela appointed
    director
  21. 2003-12-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Frederick David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Geraldine Angela Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/12/2016

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
Incorporated2003-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Avon Cottage
Mill Bank Fladbury
Nr Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 2QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, Geraldine Angela→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-18
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Active
BEARCROFT, Guy Andrew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-23
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Active
SMITH, Geraldine Angela→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-12-18
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Active
SMITH, Frederick David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-12-18 · resigned 2018-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-29