AVEMORE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06792915 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
53 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28➕DUTT, Avishek Krishna appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-04-08📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-01➖DUTT, Avishek Krishna resigneddirector
- 2018-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-01➖GHOSH, Nilanjan resigneddirector
- 2012-06-25➕DUTT, Avishek Krishna appointeddirector
- 2009-02-24➕GHOSH, Nilanjan appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-24➖TAYLOR, Peter Quinn resignedsecretary
- 2009-02-24➕GHOSH, Nilanjan appointeddirector
- 2009-02-24➖TAYLOR, Peter Quinn resigneddirector
- 2009-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AVEMORE LIMITED
- 2009-01-15➕TAYLOR, Peter Quinn appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-15➕TAYLOR, Peter Quinn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Avishek Krishna Dutt Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Avishek Krishna Duttceased 01/10/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
110 Spring Grove Road
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW3 4BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DUTT, Avishek Krishna→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Peter Quinn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-15 · resigned 2009-02-24
DUTT, Avishek Krishna→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-06-25 · resigned 2018-10-01
GHOSH, Nilanjan→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2014-04-01
TAYLOR, Peter Quinn→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2009-01-15 · resigned 2009-02-24
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Recent filings (53 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-05-28