AVON AUTOBAHN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05481624 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-15
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£244.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
48 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £244,384
Cash YoY
+110%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£655k
↑ 110% YoY
Net Worth
£244k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £849.4k | £730.6k |
| Current assets | £1.06M | £889.4k |
| Cash | £654.5k | £312.2k |
| Debtors | £80.6k | £76.0k |
| Net assets | £244.4k | £115.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-02-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Nolana Investments Limited
- 2008-03-13➖RAYNER, Mathew James resigneddirector
- 2006-03-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AVON AUTOBAHN LIMITED
- 2005-06-15➕FRANKLIN, Clive Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-15➕FRANKLIN, Clive Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2005-06-15➕RAYNER, Mathew James 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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Clive Kenneth Franklin Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Avon Farm, Avon Lane
Saltford
Bristol
BS31 3ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FRANKLIN, Clive Kenneth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANKLIN, Clive Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAYNER, Mathew James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-06-15 · resigned 2008-03-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/10/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Nolana Investments Nolana Investments Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 04/02/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/03/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
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2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-29