AVRUPA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11675185 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-13
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
28 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-29
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    RALPHS, Sibel resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-12-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-11-22
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    RALPHS, Sibel appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVRUPA LIMITED
  22. 2018-11-13
    ➕
    LOCHNER, Guy Warren 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Warren Lochner
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sibel Ralphsceased 30/10/2022· 25-50% shares · firm interest

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
Incorporated2018-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Rawlings & Co Brookside Court
St. Breward
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 4LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LOCHNER, Guy Warren→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-11-13
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Active
RALPHS, Sibel→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-11-22 · resigned 2025-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01