AV7 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05522599 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2023

Net worth

£-12.28M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red 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 £12,279,868

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£372k

Net Worth

-£12m

Current Assets

£399k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-09-30
Total assets	£-12.28M
Current assets	£398.7k
Cash	£371.7k
Debtors	£27.0k
Net assets	£-12.28M

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-11-06
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
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BOAK, Jenny Louise appointed
director
2025-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-11-14
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-11-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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BOAK, Jenny Louise appointed
secretary
2023-11-24
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CARTER, Lynn resigned
secretary
2023-11-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-30
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BARWISE, Jenny Louise resigned
secretary
2022-09-30
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CARTER, Lynn appointed
secretary
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-31
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FURMANIAK, Jadwiga, Dr resigned
director
2022-05-31
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POWELL, Michael, Dr resigned
director
2022-04-14
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-04-13
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-08-08
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BARWISE, Jenny Louise appointed
secretary
2016-05-11
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BECK, Gillian resigned
secretary
2016-05-11
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BECK, Gillian resigned
director
2009-07-24
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REES SMITH, Jean resigned
director
2005-10-28
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BECK, Gillian appointed
director
2005-10-27
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CHEN, Shu, Dr appointed
director
2005-10-27
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SANDERS, Jane, Dr appointed
director
2005-10-27
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FURMANIAK, Jadwiga, Dr appointed
director
2005-10-27
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POWELL, Michael, Dr appointed
director
2005-10-27
➕
REES SMITH, Jean appointed
director
2005-10-19
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SMITH, Bernard Rees, Dr appointed
director
2005-10-19
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BECK, Gillian appointed
secretary
2005-10-19
➖
CRESCENT HILL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-10-19
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ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2005-07-29
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Company incorporated
As AV7 LIMITED
2005-07-29
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CRESCENT HILL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-07-29
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ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Rsr Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rsr Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AV7 LIMITED

This company · 05522599

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rsr Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/10/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Dr Bernard Rees-Smithceased 29/10/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-07-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

7 Robin Lane

Bentham

Lancaster

LA2 7AB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01