AVB TRUCK BODIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09374177 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-37.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,648
Cash YoY
+144%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 144% YoY
Net Worth
-£38k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.9k | £-37.5k |
| Current assets | £36.0k | £31.8k |
| Cash | £14.1k | £5.8k |
| Debtors | £21.4k | £25.5k |
| Net assets | £-37.6k | £-37.5k |
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.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-01-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-03-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AVB TRUCK BODIES LIMITED
- 2015-01-05➕LAWRENCE, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2015-01-05➕LAWRENCE, Raymond James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony James Lawrence Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/01/2017 |
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
Incorporated2015-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Brambleside
Oak Farm Lane
Fairseat
Kent
TN15 7JU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAWRENCE, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWRENCE, Raymond James→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-01-05
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30