AVANTI SIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07580812 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-28
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-04-15
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    GREAVES, Karl Stewart appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-05-02
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-05-02
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-04-26
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    READER, Anne resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-26
    ➖
    TOVEE, Michael Allan resigned
    director
  11. 2023-04-24
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    READER, Anne resigned
    secretary
  12. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-19
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  16. 2020-05-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-29
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-26
    ➖
    GREAVES, Karl Stewart resigned
    director
  20. 2019-04-26
    ➕
    READER, Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2019-04-26
    ➕
    TOVEE, Michael Allan appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2019-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2019-03-29
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    GREAVES, Karl Stewart appointed
    director
  26. 2018-12-20
    ➖
    GREAVES, Karl Stewart resigned
    director
  27. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    READER, Anne resigned
    director
  28. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    TOVEE, Michael Allan resigned
    director
  29. 2018-05-07
    ➕
    GREAVES, Karl Stewart appointed
    director
  30. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    READER, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  31. 2011-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AVANTI SIGNS LIMITED
  32. 2011-03-28
    ➕
    READER, Anne appointed
    secretary
  33. 2011-03-28
    ➕
    READER, Anne appointed
    director
  34. 2011-03-28
    ➕
    TOVEE, Michael Allan 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Elizabeth Anne Reader
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Anne Readerceased 26/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael Allan Toveeceased 26/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Lower Washford Mill Mill Street
Buglawton
Congleton
CW12 2AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GREAVES, Karl Stewart→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
READER, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
READER, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-28 · resigned 2023-04-24
Resigned
GREAVES, Karl Stewart→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2019-04-26
Resigned
GREAVES, Karl Stewart→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-05-07 · resigned 2018-12-20
Resigned
READER, Anne→
director · ~85y · appointed 2019-04-26 · resigned 2023-04-26
Resigned
READER, Anne→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-03-28 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
TOVEE, Michael Allan→
director · ~83y · appointed 2019-04-26 · resigned 2023-04-26
Resigned
TOVEE, Michael Allan→
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-03-28 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30