AVALON BLINDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05255709 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-11
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-31
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    ELLAMS, Ruth appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-10-06
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    ELLAMS, Phillip James resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-10-06
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    ELLAMS, Phillip James resigned
    director
  12. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-10-01
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    SHELDON, Christopher Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2014-09-02
    ➖
    SMITH, Anthony James resigned
    director
  23. 2009-01-30
    ➕
    ELLAMS, Phillip James appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-21
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony James appointed
    director
  25. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    ELLAMS, Michael John appointed
    director
  26. 2007-01-11
    ➖
    ELLAMS, Marie Therese resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    ELLAMS, Phillip James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-01-11
    ➖
    ELLAMS, Phillip James resigned
    director
  29. 2004-10-12
    ➕
    ELLAMS, Marie Therese appointed
    secretary
  30. 2004-10-12
    ➖
    WITHENSHAW, Robert Martin resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-10-12
    ➕
    ELLAMS, Phillip James appointed
    director
  32. 2004-10-12
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce resigned
    director
  33. 2004-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AVALON BLINDS LIMITED
  34. 2004-10-11
    ➕
    WITHENSHAW, Robert Martin appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-10-11
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
Mr Michael John Ellams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Suite 11, The Old Fuel Depot
Twemlow Lane
Twemlow
Cheshire
CW4 8GJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ELLAMS, Michael John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLAMS, Ruth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHELDON, Christopher Peter→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLAMS, Marie Therese→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned
ELLAMS, Phillip James→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2023-10-06
Resigned
WITHENSHAW, Robert Martin→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-11 · resigned 2004-10-12
Resigned
ELLAMS, Phillip James→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-01-30 · resigned 2023-10-06
Resigned
ELLAMS, Phillip James→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned
MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-10-11 · resigned 2004-10-12
Resigned
SMITH, Anthony James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-10-21 · resigned 2014-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-06