AVDIS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

07168346 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-24

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

—

year to Apr 2026

Net worth

£129.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Veterinary activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £129,354

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£129k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£135k

↑ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-04-30	2025-04-30
Total assets	£135.0k	£113.1k
Current assets	£134.6k	£105.0k
Net assets	£129.4k	£106.1k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-07-29
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accounts · AA
2026-01-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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officers · CH01
2020-08-07
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officers · AP01
2020-08-06
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MCCONNELL, Catherine Freya appointed
director
2020-07-15
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accounts · AA
2020-03-26
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capital · SH01
2020-02-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-06
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accounts · AA
2018-10-09
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accounts · AA
2017-09-25
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capital · SH01
2017-08-30
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accounts · AA
2012-03-22
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MCCONNELL, Katie Julia appointed
director
2012-03-22
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JOHNSON, Victoria Stephanie resigned
director
2010-02-24
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Company incorporated
As AVDIS LTD.
2010-02-24
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MCCONNELL, James Fraser appointed
director
2010-02-24
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JOHNSON, Victoria Stephanie appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Fraser Mcconnell Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Katharine Julia Mcconnell Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Arden House Meadow Lane

Duckington

Malpas

Cheshire

SY14 8LQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-31

Last made up to: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MCCONNELL, Catherine Freya→

director · ~27y · appointed 2020-08-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCCONNELL, James Fraser→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-02-24

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Active

MCCONNELL, Katie Julia→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-22

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Active

JOHNSON, Victoria Stephanie→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2012-03-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-02-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-08-07