AV7 TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06050780 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-12

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

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

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
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address · AD03
2025-12-24
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address · AD02
2025-11-06
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officers · AP01
2025-11-06
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-30
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BOAK, Jenny Louise appointed
director
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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
2022-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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
2021-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-08-23
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BRADBURY, Janet appointed
director
2016-08-23
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CHEN, Shu, Dr appointed
director
2016-08-23
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SANDERS, Jane, Dr appointed
director
2016-08-23
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FURMANIAK, Jadwiga, Dr appointed
director
2016-08-23
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POWELL, Michael, Dr appointed
director
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
2009-10-14
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BECK, Gillian appointed
director
2009-07-24
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REES SMITH, Jean resigned
director
2007-02-19
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REES SMITH, Bernard, Dr appointed
director
2007-02-19
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BECK, Gillian appointed
secretary
2007-02-19
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CRESCENT HILL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-19
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REES SMITH, Jean appointed
director
2007-02-19
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ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-01-12
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Company incorporated
As AV7 TRUSTEE LIMITED
2007-01-12
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CRESCENT HILL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-01-12
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ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Bernard Rees-Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1944 · age 82	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-01-12

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: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16