STEVENSON BROS.(AVONBRIDGE)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC060051 · ltd · incorporated 1976-05-21

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.06M

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 38.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

149 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,057,481

Net assets shrinking

Down £228,762 YoY

Cash YoY

+18%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£234k

↑ 18% YoY

Net Worth

£2.1m

↓ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£4.1m

↑ 1.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£7.73M	£7.02M
Current assets	£4.07M	£4.00M
Cash	£233.5k	£198.4k
Debtors	£3.75M	£3.74M
Net assets	£2.06M	£2.29M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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BLENKHARN, Brian resigned
director
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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accounts · AA01
2023-03-28
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capital · SH08
2023-03-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
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officers · AP01
2023-03-24
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officers · AP01
2023-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-24
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officers · TM01
2023-03-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-10
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LINDOP, David Andrew appointed
director
2023-03-10
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BLENKHARN, Brian appointed
director
2023-03-10
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STEVENSON, James resigned
director
2023-03-10
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STEVENSON, William resigned
director
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-22
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HUNTER, Thomas appointed
director
2014-11-04
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HUNTER, Jennifer Catherine appointed
secretary
2014-11-04
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STEVENSON, James resigned
secretary
2012-08-10
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HUNTER, Jennifer Catherine appointed
director
2012-08-10
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STEVENSON, William Dalgleish appointed
director
2010-02-12
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
1994-01-26
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Charge satisfied #2
1993-10-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1993-10-19
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Charge satisfied #3
1993-09-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1993-04-29
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BLOOMFIELD, Alan Frederick resigned
director
1993-04-29
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KOHLER, Klaus resigned
director
1992-02-24
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BLOOMFIELD, Alan Frederick appointed
director
1992-02-24
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CRAIG, James resigned
director
1992-01-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Caberboard Limited
1990-12-20
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Charge satisfied #1
1990-12-19
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CRAIG, James appointed
director
1990-12-19
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KOHLER, Klaus appointed
director
1990-12-19
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STEVENSON, Alexander Dalgleish resigned
director
1990-12-19
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STEVENSON, Andrew resigned
director
1990-01-20
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STEVENSON, John resigned
director
1987-06-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1976-05-21
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Company incorporated
As STEVENSON BROS.(AVONBRIDGE)LIMITED

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEVENSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

A W Jenkinson Transport Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A W Jenkinson Transport Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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STEVENSON BROS.(AVONBRIDGE)LIMITED

This company · SC060051

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A W Jenkinson Transport Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/03/2023

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr William Stevensonceased 10/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Mr James Stevensonceased 10/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
Mr William Dalgleish Stevensonceased 10/03/2023· significant influence
Ms Jennifer Catherine Hunterceased 10/03/2023· significant influence

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

Incorporated1976-05-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Blackston Road Blackston Road

Avonbridge

Falkirk

FK1 2NB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20