AVONDALE SERVICE STATION LTD
🌳Matureactive
06341151 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.7y
80/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £726,022
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Profit before tax | £726.0k | £699.4k |
| Average employees | 17 | 1600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-04-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02➕CREES, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-08-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-08-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-01➖DAVIES, Sharon resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (Formerly K/a the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland)
- 2007-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AVONDALE SERVICE STATION LTD
- 2007-08-13➕CREES, Anthony Robert appointeddirector
- 2007-08-13➕DAVIES, Sharon appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
29/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CREES, James Alexander (same surname) appointed 2026-04-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Robert Crees Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 02/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Robert Creesceased 02/04/2026· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47300 — Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Registered office
Avondale Service Station
Avondale Road
Cwmbran
Torfaen
NP44 1TT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CREES, Anthony Robert→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CREES, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Sharon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-13 · resigned 2010-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC (Formerly K/a the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland) | Debenture | 1 property | 24/09/2007 | 06/08/2022 |
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Recent filings (59 total)
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11