ADVANCED VEHICLE ALARMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09116799 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-04
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£284.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- 47430Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £284,044
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£26k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£284k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £331.5k | £279.1k |
| Current assets | £1.09M | £806.0k |
| Cash | £25.7k | £21.7k |
| Debtors | £1.01M | £724.3k |
| Net assets | £284.0k | £231.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-14➕SCOTT, Emily appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-14➖BRANDON, Lisa Maria resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2015-02-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED VEHICLE ALARMS LIMITED
- 2014-07-04➕SCOTT, Samuel Thornton appointeddirector
- 2014-07-04➕BRANDON, Lisa Maria appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emily Scott Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2025 |
Mr Samuel Thornton Scott Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 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
Incorporated2014-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170
Registered office
Unit 42 Butterly Avenue
Questor
Dartford
DA1 1JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
SCOTT, Samuel Thornton→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRANDON, Lisa Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2026-01-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/02/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-29