AC.AVAGLEN LTD

🌳Matureactive
06584703 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£98.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £98,429

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£98k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£98kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£99.6k£76.2k
Current assets£65.3k£45.3k
Net assets£98.4k£75.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-07-01
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    CARTWRIGHT, Vanusa Oliveira appointed
    director
  17. 2011-07-01
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    CARTWRIGHT, Vanusa Oliveira appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-07-01
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    CARTWRIGHT, Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-03-08
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    CALVERT, Julie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-03-08
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    CARTWRIGHT, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AC.AVAGLEN LTD
  22. 2008-05-06
    ➕
    CARTWRIGHT, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2008-05-06
    ➕
    CALVERT, Julie 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Vanusa Oliveira Cartwright
Individual · Brazilian · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Cartwright
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23a Newlands Avenue
Norton
Stockton On Tees
TS20 2PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CARTWRIGHT, Vanusa Oliveira→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTWRIGHT, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTWRIGHT, Vanusa Oliveira→
director · ~38y · appointed 2012-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALVERT, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2010-03-08
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-08 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-06