AVM (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09142742 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£54.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 £53,984

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£54k
↑ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£144.0k£53.7k
Current assets£67.0k£28.6k
Net assets£54.0k£22.0k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-08-01
    ➕
    PATTEN, Graeme appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AVM (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED
  18. 2014-07-22
    ➕
    PATTEN, Patricia Kathleen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patrica Patten
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Patricia Kathleen Patten
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Graeme Patten
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/10/2024

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
Incorporated2014-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

37 Berrington Drive
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE5 4BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PATTEN, Graeme→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
PATTEN, Patricia Kathleen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-07-22
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30