AVONMERE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08374128 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-24
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 | 2025-01-24 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-17➖ARMSTRONG, Harriet resigneddirector
- 2025-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-15➕ARMSTRONG, Raymond George appointeddirector
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-07➕ARMSTRONG, Harriet appointeddirector
- 2016-05-07➖SMITH, Alistair Thomas Macarthur resigneddirector
- 2015-11-03➖KING, Shaun resigneddirector
- 2015-11-02➕KING, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01➖ARMSTRONG, Harriet resigneddirector
- 2015-05-30➕SMITH, Alistair Thomas Macarthur appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AVONMERE LIMITED
- 2013-01-24➕ARMSTRONG, Harriet appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➕KING, Shaun Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➖KING, Shaun Anthony resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Raymond Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Harriet Armstrongceased 15/11/2025· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
2nd Floor. 1-5 Clerkenwell Rd
London
EC1M 5PA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Raymond George→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMSTRONG, Harriet→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-05-07 · resigned 2025-11-17
ARMSTRONG, Harriet→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2015-10-01
KING, Shaun→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2015-11-03
KING, Shaun Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2013-01-24
SMITH, Alistair Thomas Macarthur→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-30 · resigned 2016-05-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-28