20/20A AVON CLOSE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09490454 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-14
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£0
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £0 | £0 |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-12➖O'CONNOR, Thomas Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-09-10➕BOWYER, Stephen Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2015-06-01➕BARROW, David Michael appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 20/20A AVON CLOSE LIMITED
- 2015-03-14➕BARROW, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-03-14➕O'CONNOR, Thomas Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-03-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
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 79 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dave Michael Barrow Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
20 Avon Close
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4PT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BARROW, David Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARROW, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2015-03-14
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BOWYER, Stephen Paul Michael→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-09-10
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O'CONNOR, Thomas Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2015-03-14 · resigned 2021-09-12
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Recent filings (25 total)
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2025-03-19
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2024-12-18
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2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-12-16
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2023-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-13
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2021-09-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-21