AVON AND SEVERN DRAIN SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07862178 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-28
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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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
31 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AVON AND SEVERN DRAIN SERVICES LTD
- 2011-11-28➕FRITH, Julia Margaret appointeddirector
- 2011-11-28➕FRITH, Sean Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Julia Margaret Frith Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALL ABOUT DOORS LIMITED→ 12486776 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARRIVA GLOBAL IMPORTS LIMITED→ 10012492 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ARRIVA GLOBAL SALES LIMITED→ 10011672 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ARRIVABUILD LIMITED→ 10146850 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Dexter 1 Linton Farm
Highnam
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 8DF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FRITH, Julia Margaret→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-11-28
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FRITH, Sean Patrick→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-11-28
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Recent filings (31 total)
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2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09