AVON CRUISING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05807179 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50300
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,632
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,704 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.6k£5.5k
Current assets£8.1k£8.3k
Cash£8.1k—
Net assets£2.6k£5.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-18
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    OATLEY, Robert Clive resigned
    director
  6. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-06-01
    ➕
    OATLEY, Robert Clive appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-31
    ➖
    MARCHANT, Peter Brooks resigned
    director
  19. 2009-01-30
    ➖
    CLEVERDON, Roger John resigned
    director
  20. 2008-02-15
    ➕
    MARCHANT, Peter Brooks appointed
    director
  21. 2006-08-14
    ➕
    CLEVERDON, Roger John appointed
    director
  22. 2006-08-14
    ➖
    MARCHANT, Peter Brooks resigned
    director
  23. 2006-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AVON CRUISING LIMITED
  24. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    GREEN, Anthony George appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    GREEN, Anthony George appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    MARCHANT, Peter Brooks appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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 Anthony George Green
Individual · English · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Clive Oatleyceased 18/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50300 — SIC 50300

Registered office

73 St. Johns Road
Bathwick
Bath
BA2 6PZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GREEN, Anthony George→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Anthony George→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEVERDON, Roger John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-08-14 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
MARCHANT, Peter Brooks→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
MARCHANT, Peter Brooks→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-08-14
Resigned
OATLEY, Robert Clive→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2024-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07