AVIARY HOLDINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12898049 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AVIARY HOLDINGS LTD
- 2020-09-23➕BATES, Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2020-09-23➕BATES, Victoria Margaret, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-09-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Victoria Margaret Bates Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/09/2020 |
Mr Christopher William Bates Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher William Batesceased 23/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Saltersford Farm Macclesfield Road
Holmes Chapel
Crewe
CW4 8AN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BATES, Christopher William→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATES, Victoria Margaret, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03