AVT NATURAL EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08176881 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10831
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-17
    ➖
    HAGGARDS & CO. LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-09-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2020-03-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    ALAGAPPAN, Murugappa Arunachalam appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    KUMAR, Methil Sreenivasan Achutha resigned
    director
  21. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    HAGGARDS & CO. LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cinnamon (Plantation Wharf) Limited
  23. 2012-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AVT NATURAL EUROPE LIMITED
  24. 2012-08-13
    ➕
    DARLINGTON, Richard Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2012-08-13
    ➕
    THOMAS, Ajit appointed
    director
  26. 2012-08-13
    ➕
    KUMAR, Methil Sreenivasan Achutha appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Avt Natural Products Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Avt Natural Products Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AVT NATURAL EUROPE LIMITED
This company · 08176881

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Avt Natural Products Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016
Mr Ajit Thomas
Individual · Indian · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Richard Andrew Darlington
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10831 — SIC 10831

Registered office

2 Calico House Clove Hitch Quay
Plantation Wharf
London
SW11 3TN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALAGAPPAN, Murugappa Arunachalam→
director · ~83y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARLINGTON, Richard Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Ajit→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAGGARDS & CO. LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2021-09-17
Resigned
KUMAR, Methil Sreenivasan Achutha→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-08-13 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/10/2016—
outstanding
Cinnamon (Plantation Wharf)
Cinnamon (Plantation Wharf) Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property24/10/2012—
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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29