AVALANCHE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09779080 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-15
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
£34.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,188
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,275 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£34.2k£42.5k
Current assets£57.8k£53.7k
Net assets£34.2k£42.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2025-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-01
    LOCKINGTON, Andrew Roy resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-23
    VINING, Michael John resigned
    director
  11. 2020-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2020-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-09-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-27
    LOUGHRAN, Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2018-06-27
    VINING, Michael John appointed
    director
  23. 2015-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVALANCHE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2015-09-15
    OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2015-09-15
    OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-09-15
    LOCKINGTON, Andrew Roy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Avalanche Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Avalanche Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AVALANCHE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 09779080

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Avalanche Capital Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/08/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Roy Lockingtonceased 01/08/2025· board control
  • Avalanche Capital Limitedceased 25/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

Corner Oak
1 Homer Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 3QG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LOUGHRAN, Christopher
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-06-27
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Active
OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned
LOCKINGTON, Andrew Roy
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
VINING, Michael John
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-06-27 · resigned 2020-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22