AAV (2006) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06031609 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). 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 19.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,947

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£252k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£101k£151k£202k£252kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£5.9k£5.9k
Current assets£252.3k£252.3k
Net assets£5.9k£5.9k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-06-06
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-06-03
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-05-18
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    HAYNES, Philip Ashley appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-18
    ➕
    MCMASTER, David John appointed
    director
  18. 2016-05-18
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    ATTFIELD, Dan George resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-05-18
    ➖
    ATTFIELD, Dan George resigned
    director
  20. 2016-05-18
    ➖
    MURRAY, Giles Mason Edward, Mr resigned
    director
  21. 2016-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2016-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2016-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2007-01-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Giles Mason Edward Murray Dan George Attfield
  25. 2007-01-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Giles Mason Edward Murray
  26. 2007-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tiffany Kate Guillemot
  27. 2006-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AAV (2006) LTD
  28. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    ATTFIELD, Dan George appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-12-18
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    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-12-18
    ➖
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    ATTFIELD, Dan George appointed
    director
  32. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    MURRAY, Giles Mason Edward, Mr appointed
    director
  33. 2006-12-18
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    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-12-18
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Mcmaster
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/05/2016

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Hive 7a Bulrushes Business Park
Coombe Hill Road
East Grinstead
RH19 4LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HAYNES, Philip Ashley→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMASTER, David John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATTFIELD, Dan George→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2016-05-18
Resigned
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2006-12-18
Resigned
ATTFIELD, Dan George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2016-05-18
Resigned
MURRAY, Giles Mason Edward, Mr →
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2016-05-18
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2006-12-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Giles Mason Edward Murray Dan George Attfield
Debenture—12/01/200724/02/2016
satisfied
Giles Mason Edward Murray
Debenture—12/01/200724/02/2016
satisfied
Tiffany Kate Guillemot
Debenture—12/01/200724/02/2016

Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18