AVALON CAMPS 2017 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10626565 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-02-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). 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 (61/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,965

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£26.0k
Current assets£26.0k
Net assets£26.0k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-07-06
    ➖
    GAZZARD, Matthew resigned
    director
  12. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-03-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVALON CAMPS 2017 LIMITED
  16. 2017-02-17
    ➕
    OSBORNE, Susan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-02-17
    ➕
    OSBORNE, George Albert appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-17
    ➕
    GAZZARD, Matthew appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Croft Littlemoor Road
Mark
Highbridge
TA9 4NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

OSBORNE, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSBORNE, George Albert→
director · ~80y · appointed 2017-02-17
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Active
GAZZARD, Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2018-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18