AVENUES DATING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08846223 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£62.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,251

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£84k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£50k£67k£84kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£62.3k£55.7k
Current assets£84.1k£80.1k
Net assets£62.3k£55.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-15
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  3. 2023-09-16
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  4. 2022-11-28
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  5. 2021-06-19
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  6. 2021-01-20
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  7. 2020-01-27
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-26
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    PARKER, Stephanie Jane resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-09-26
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-02-19
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-02-11
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    PARKER, Stephanie Jane appointed
    secretary
  13. 2018-11-24
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-10-30
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  15. 2017-10-30
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  16. 2016-10-14
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  17. 2016-02-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AVENUES DATING LIMITED
  19. 2014-01-15
    ➕
    PARKER, Michael Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Michael Anthony Parker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Arrow Court
Alcester
Warwickshire
B49 6PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PARKER, Michael Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-15
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Active
PARKER, Stephanie Jane→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-11 · resigned 2019-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-27