AVALON CLIMATE ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05009462 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-08

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

£-3.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £3,677

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6k

Net Worth

-£4k

Current Assets

£6k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31
Total assets	£-3.7k
Current assets	£5.9k
Cash	£5.5k
Debtors	£117
Net assets	£-3.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2026-01-06
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2025-10-31
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2024-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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2021-10-06
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2020-12-16
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2019-08-14
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accounts · AA
2018-06-25
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accounts · AA
2017-07-10
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accounts · AA
2016-07-07
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accounts · AA
2016-01-11
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2015-10-07
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accounts · AA
2015-02-23
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2014-10-31
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DURSTON, John resigned
director
2014-10-31
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officers · TM01
2004-01-08
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Company incorporated
As AVALON CLIMATE ENGINEERING LIMITED
2004-01-08
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HOWES, Gary appointed
secretary
2004-01-08
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HOWES, Gary appointed
director
2004-01-08
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-08
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-08
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DURSTON, John appointed
director
2004-01-08
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-08
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gary Howes Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-01-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 King Square

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 3YF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-22OVERDUE

Last: 2025-01-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HOWES, Gary→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-08

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Active

HOWES, Gary→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-01-08

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Active

SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2004-01-08

Resigned

DURSTON, John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2014-10-31

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2004-01-08

Resigned

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