AVANTIFIX LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12228510 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46740SIC 46740
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £379.4k |
| Current assets | — | £920.6k |
| Cash | — | £20.5k |
| Debtors | — | £861.8k |
| Net assets | — | £379.4k |
| Average employees | 1100 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13➕MCELHATTON, Charlotte Faye appointeddirector
- 2021-10-13➕MCELHATTON, Rebecca Frances appointeddirector
- 2021-10-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2019-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AVANTIFIX LTD
- 2019-09-26➕MCELHATTON, Adam Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-09-26➕MCELHATTON, Alexander Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-09-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander Thomas Mcelhatton Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/09/2019 |
Mr Adam Michael Mcelhatton Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/09/2019 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALSA GROUP LIMITED→ 10640866 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ATD EXPORTS LTD→ 15784522 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AVANTI IMPORTS LIMITED→ 11376007 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AW CHEMICALS LIMITED→ 15262287 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| B2BPROS LTD→ 17111142 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B2I GENERAL TRADING LTD→ 12861346 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BAG OF TOOLS LTD→ 10222408 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BARKERS WELL ENTERPRISES LTD→ 12696623 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BARMASTER (INDEPENDANT WHOLESALERS) LIMITED→ 03841988 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| BARRIZEE LTD→ 12023007 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BARRY CONTINENTAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 07923308 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BASEWHEEL LIMITED→ 05256264 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Bridge Works Wood Lane
Rothwell
Leeds
LS26 0RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MCELHATTON, Adam Michael→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-09-26
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MCELHATTON, Alexander Thomas→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-09-26
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MCELHATTON, Charlotte Faye→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCELHATTON, Rebecca Frances→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/10/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28