AVONDALE SELF STORAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07445390 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£53.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,671
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£313k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£374k
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£75k£149k£224k£299k£374kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£53.7k£53.2k
Current assets£373.7k£353.5k
Cash£313.4k£279.4k
Debtors£60.3k£74.1k
Net assets£53.7k£53.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-06
    ➖
    SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Rosemary resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-07-15
    ➖
    SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Alan resigned
    director
  12. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-08-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2020-08-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-08-20
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  18. 2020-08-20
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    capital · SH08
  19. 2020-08-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2020-07-17
    ➕
    BENTALL, Claire appointed
    director
  21. 2020-07-17
    ➕
    BENTALL, Henry appointed
    director
  22. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AVONDALE SELF STORAGE LIMITED
  24. 2010-11-19
    ➕
    SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2010-11-19
    ➕
    SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Rosemary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Cotswold Containers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cotswold Containers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
AVONDALE SELF STORAGE LIMITED
This company · 07445390

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cotswold Containers Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Avondale Farms Limitedceased 06/09/2023· 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
Incorporated2010-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Avondale House
Childswickham
Broadway
Worcesterdhire
WR12 7HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BENTALL, Claire→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENTALL, Henry→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Alan→
director · ~96y · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2021-07-15
Resigned
SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Rosemary→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2023-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-17