AVOCET ORIGINAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
09751893 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-27
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,509

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£6kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£5.5k£4.4k
Current assets£1—
Net assets£5.5k£4.4k

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-08-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-02-07
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  13. 2020-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-11-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-11-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    BROWN COE, Chloe May appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-07
    ➖
    WELLER, Alex resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    WELLER, Alex appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVOCET ORIGINAL LTD
  23. 2015-08-27
    ➕
    BLACK, Marion appointed
    director
  24. 2015-08-27
    ➖
    BLACK, Marion resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Chloe May Brown Coe
Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alex Wellerceased 01/01/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Unit G54 Atlas Business Park
Rye Harbour Road
Rye
TN31 7TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN COE, Chloe May→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Marion→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-08-27 · resigned 2015-08-27
Resigned
WELLER, Alex→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2016-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-08-26