1STAVENUE.CO.UK LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 17.2y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.03M |
| Current assets | £598.3k |
| Cash | £310.5k |
| Debtors | £287.8k |
| Net assets | £610.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-11-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-15🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-11-15🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-28🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Gfs 1 LTD
- 2022-12-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Gfs 1 LTD
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2022-06-01📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2022-05-26📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-12-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aspen Bridging Limited
- 2021-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-04-04➖SOUTHGATE, Joanne resigneddirector
- 2013-07-06➖GASKIN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2013-06-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Croydon Enterprise Loan Fund LTD
- 2012-08-15➖REDFERN, Christopher Michael resigneddirector
- 2012-04-06➕GASKIN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-01-03➕REDFERN, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
- 2011-04-06➕SOUTHGATE, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2011-03-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cube Essex LLP
- 2009-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Countryside 27 Limited
- 2006-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 1STAVENUE.CO.UK LIMITED
- 2006-08-22➕ENDACOTT, Tanya appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-22➕ENDACOTT, Paul Victor appointeddirector
- 2006-08-22➕ENDACOTT, Tanya appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
1 med · 1 lowMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Victor Endacott Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/07/2016 |
Mrs Tanya Endacott Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/07/2016 |
Mr Paul Victor Endacott Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Tanya Endacottceased 18/11/2025· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Gfs 1 Gfs 1 LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2022 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Gfs 1 Gfs 1 LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2022 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Aspen Bridging Aspen Bridging Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2021 | 28/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Croydon Enterprise Loan Fund Croydon Enterprise Loan Fund LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/06/2013 | 09/12/2021 | |
| satisfied | Cube Essex Cube Essex LLP | Rent security deposit deed | 1 property | 25/03/2011 | 09/12/2021 | |
| outstanding | Countryside 27 Countryside 27 Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 27/01/2009 | — |