AVANTI WEST COAST LIMITED

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14445025 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-26
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-02
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2023-05-16
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  3. 2023-02-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2022-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVANTI WEST COAST LIMITED
  5. 2022-10-26
    GREGORY, Matthew Ernest appointed
    director
  6. 2022-10-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-10-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-10-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-07-26

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-11-08

Group structure

Veolia Firstgroup Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Veolia Firstgroup Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AVANTI WEST COAST LIMITED
This company · 14445025

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Veolia Firstgroup Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares26/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Matthew Ernest Gregoryceased 26/10/2022· 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
Incorporated2022-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49100 — SIC 49100

Registered office

The Point, 124 North Wharf Road
London
W2 1AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-07-26OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-11-08OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GREGORY, Matthew Ernest
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-10-26
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Recent filings (6 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2025-04-02
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-05-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-26