AVION PARTNERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07968560 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-28
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
£24.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51102
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. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
46 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 £24,831

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£108k
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£239k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£56.7k
Current assets£239.4k
Cash£107.8k
Debtors£131.6k
Net assets£24.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-11
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    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-14
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    COOKE, Kelly resigned
    director
  17. 2019-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-01-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2012-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AVION PARTNERS LTD
  20. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    COOKE, Kelly 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
25–50%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Kelly Cookeceased 14/01/2019· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Finsbury House
New Street
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GILLESPIE, Thomas→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-02-28
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Active
COOKE, Kelly→
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2019-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30