AVANT CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06553950 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,342
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,904 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£19k£24kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.3k£24.2k
Current assets£3.8k£23.5k
Net assets£4.3k£24.2k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    ➖
    MCINTYRE, Georgina Lesley resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-05
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-04-04
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Georgina Lesley appointed
    director
  15. 2020-04-04
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Georgina Lesley appointed
    director
  16. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2018-06-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-01-04
    ➖
    JACKSON, Peter resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVANT CONSULTANCY LTD
  22. 2008-04-03
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2008-04-03
    ➕
    JACKSON, Peter appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Georgina Lesley Mcintyre
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Mcintyreceased 01/04/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2008-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27320 — SIC 27320

Registered office

Beechview
Roman Lane
Baldock
Hertfordshire
SG7 6PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCINTYRE, Georgina Lesley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTYRE, Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-03 · resigned 2016-01-04
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Georgina Lesley→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-04-04 · resigned 2026-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20