AVOCET HORIZONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08355014 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£31.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £31,188
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,032 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£65k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£31k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.2k | £33.2k |
| Current assets | £65.2k | £81.8k |
| Cash | £65.2k | £81.8k |
| Net assets | £31.2k | £33.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AVOCET HORIZONS LIMITED
- 2013-01-10➕CONNELLY, Emma Elaine appointeddirector
- 2013-01-10➕CONNELLY, James Mark 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 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 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Mark Connelly Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
14a Albany Road
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9TH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CONNELLY, Emma Elaine→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNELLY, James Mark→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-10
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Recent filings (27 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-17