AVENTIS MARKETING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07904009 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-10
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-04-07
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2015-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2012-01-18
    AHMED, Hafez Uddin appointed
    secretary
  15. 2012-01-18
    ODUD, Mohammed Abdul appointed
    director
  16. 2012-01-18
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  17. 2012-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AVENTIS MARKETING LIMITED
  18. 2012-01-10
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 14 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
Mr Mohammed Abdul Odud
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2012-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

60 Fisherton Street
Salisbury
SP2 7RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AHMED, Hafez Uddin
secretary · appointed 2012-01-18
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Active
ODUD, Mohammed Abdul
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-18
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-13