AVEC COOKERS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
07526199 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-11
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-12
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    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-24
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  10. 2020-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-04-07
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-31
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-21
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    WG LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-10-21
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-29
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-05-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2012-08-31
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    PIMBLOTT, Katie Victoria resigned
    director
  20. 2011-08-22
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    PIMBLOTT, Katie Victoria appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-02
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    WG LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-02-22
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    PIMBLOTT, Liam Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2011-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AVEC COOKERS (UK) LTD
  24. 2011-02-11
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    SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-11
    ➖
    SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Katie Victoria Pimblott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2025
Mr Liam Kenneth Pimblott
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Bank House 6-8 Church Street
Adlington
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 4EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PIMBLOTT, Liam Kenneth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WG LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-02 · resigned 2019-10-21
Resigned
PIMBLOTT, Katie Victoria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-08-22 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned
SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-02-11 · resigned 2011-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24