AVALON BARS & EVENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07069733 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (65/100).

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, 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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees273800

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
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    address · AD04
  3. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-19
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-09-01
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    MILLS, Daniel John Joseph appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    THORNTON, Anne Teresa appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-21
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-04-20
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    KENNEDY, Mark Stephen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AVALON BARS & EVENTS LIMITED
  20. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    MILLS, Timothy appointed
    director
  21. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Mark Stephen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-11-08
    ➕
    EVANS, Rhys appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-08
    ➖
    EVANS, Rhys resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MILLS, Daniel John Joseph (same surname) appointed 2023-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Mills
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/03/2017

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
Incorporated2009-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

11 De Grey Square
De Grey Road
Colchester
Essex
CO4 5YQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MILLS, Daniel John Joseph→
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
MILLS, Timothy→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-11-08
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Active
THORNTON, Anne Teresa→
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
KENNEDY, Mark Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-08 · resigned 2017-04-20
Resigned
EVANS, Rhys→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-11-08 · resigned 2009-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02