AVALON VENTURE CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10162893 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-04

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 May 2025

Net worth

£-6.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01410SIC 01410
01420SIC 01420

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £6,485

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£6k

↓ 6.9% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£-6.1k	£-6.1k
Current assets	£4.7k	£4.7k
Cash	—	£19
Debtors	—	£4.7k
Net assets	£-6.5k	£-6.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
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DANESE, Mario appointed
secretary
2026-01-03
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DANESE, Mario resigned
director
2026-01-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-07-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-04
➕
DANESE, Mario appointed
director
2025-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-29
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GIANOLI, Lorenzo resigned
director
2025-01-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-24
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ZAMPEDRI, Carlo appointed
director
2024-06-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
➖
DANESE, Mario resigned
director
2020-07-31
➕
GIANOLI, Lorenzo appointed
director
2020-07-17
➖
CASAZZA, Massimiliano resigned
director
2020-07-17
➕
DANESE, Mario appointed
director
2019-03-23
➖
BABBI, Athos resigned
director
2019-03-23
➖
MANGIAMELI, Mario resigned
director
2019-02-22
➕
BABBI, Athos appointed
director
2019-02-18
➕
MANGIAMELI, Mario appointed
director
2019-02-01
➕
CASAZZA, Massimiliano appointed
director
2019-02-01
➖
PAPA, Emilio Fidenzio Lucio resigned
director
2018-12-21
➖
MILLER & CO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-12-21
➖
MATASSONI, Stefano resigned
director
2018-12-21
➕
PAPA, Emilio Fidenzio Lucio appointed
director
2018-11-19
➖
DANESE, Mario resigned
director
2018-11-19
➕
MATASSONI, Stefano appointed
director
2018-03-23
➕
MILLER & CO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-05-04
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Company incorporated
As AVALON VENTURE CAPITAL LIMITED
2016-05-04
➕
DANESE, Mario appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple 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 Carlo Zampedri Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	03/01/2026

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mario Daneseceased 03/01/2026· 75-100% shares
Mr Carlo Zampedriceased 14/07/2025· 75-100% shares
Mr Lorenzo Gianoliceased 29/01/2025· 75-100% shares
Mr Massimiliano Casazzaceased 17/07/2020· 75-100% shares
Mr Emilio Fidenzio Lucio Papaceased 01/02/2019· 75-100% shares
Mr Mario Daneseceased 19/11/2018· 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

Incorporated2016-05-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

C/O Antelope Investments Ltd 91 Waterloo Road

Capital Tower 9th Floor

London

SE1 8RT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-24

Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

DANESE, Mario→

secretary · appointed 2026-01-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ZAMPEDRI, Carlo→

director · ~58y · appointed 2025-01-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLER & CO SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2018-12-21

Resigned

BABBI, Athos→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-02-22 · resigned 2019-03-23

Resigned

CASAZZA, Massimiliano→

director · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2020-07-17

Resigned

DANESE, Mario→

director · ~63y · appointed 2025-07-04 · resigned 2026-01-03

Resigned

DANESE, Mario→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-17 · resigned 2020-10-01

Resigned

DANESE, Mario→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-04 · resigned 2018-11-19

Resigned

GIANOLI, Lorenzo→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2025-01-29

Resigned

MANGIAMELI, Mario→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-02-18 · resigned 2019-03-23

Resigned

MATASSONI, Stefano→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-11-19 · resigned 2018-12-21

Resigned

PAPA, Emilio Fidenzio Lucio→

director · ~79y · appointed 2018-12-21 · resigned 2019-02-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-03

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-01-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-03

miscellaneous

miscellaneous · MISC

2025-12-16

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-07-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-07-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-07-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-06