ANTAVI FRUIT U.K. LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15718929 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒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: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
4 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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-01-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-01-10
    AVITABILE, Rosa Maria Rosaria appointed
    director
  4. 2024-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTAVI FRUIT U.K. LIMITED
  5. 2024-05-14
    AUBRY, Aldo appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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: 2026-02-14

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aldo Aubry
Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

67 St Andrew Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5XY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-14OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AUBRY, Aldo
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-14
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AVITABILE, Rosa Maria Rosaria
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-10
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-14