AVALLON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC130363 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 34.9y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,009,015
Cash YoY
+65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£227k
↑ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£757k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£202k£404k£605k£807k£1.0mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.01M£992.1k
Current assets£756.8k£731.1k
Cash£227.3k£137.7k
Debtors£529.5k£593.4k
Net assets£1.01M£992.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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  2. 2025-01-28
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  3. 2024-01-23
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  4. 2023-08-01
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    NICOLSON, Lynn appointed
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  5. 2023-08-01
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  6. 2023-01-30
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  7. 2022-02-02
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  8. 2021-02-04
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  9. 2021-01-05
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  10. 2021-01-05
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-12-29
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    WYLIE, Graham Stanley appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-12-29
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    WYLIE, Stanley Houston resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-01-10
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  14. 2019-01-17
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  15. 2018-01-24
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  16. 2017-02-16
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  17. 2017-01-31
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  18. 2016-02-18
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  19. 2012-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2010-08-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  21. 2010-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2003-05-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Persimmon (City Developments) Limited
  23. 2001-11-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1997-04-14
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    GIBLIN, Patrich Joseph resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-04-14
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    WYLIE, Stanley Houston appointed
    secretary
  26. 1994-01-27
    ➕
    GIBLIN, Patrich Joseph appointed
    secretary
  27. 1994-01-27
    ➖
    WYLIE, Graham Stanley resigned
    secretary
  28. 1994-01-27
    ➖
    HAWKES, Michael resigned
    director
  29. 1993-07-15
    ➖
    HAWKES, Doreen Margaret resigned
    director
  30. 1993-07-15
    ➕
    HAWKES, Michael appointed
    director
  31. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    HAWKES, Doreen Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 1992-01-31
    ➖
    HAWKES, Michael resigned
    director
  33. 1991-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 1991-04-22
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Lesley Anne resigned
    secretary
  35. 1991-04-02
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Ewan Graham resigned
    director
  36. 1991-03-10
    ➕
    HAWKES, Michael appointed
    director
  37. 1991-03-06
    ➕
    WYLIE, Graham Stanley appointed
    director
  38. 1991-03-06
    ➕
    WYLIE, Graham Stanley appointed
    secretary
  39. 1991-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AVALLON LIMITED
  40. 1991-03-01
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Lesley Anne appointed
    secretary
  41. 1991-03-01
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Ewan Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Stanley Wylie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

145 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

WYLIE, Graham Stanley→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-29
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Active
NICOLSON, Lynn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-08-01
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Active
WYLIE, Graham Stanley→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBLIN, Patrich Joseph→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 1997-04-14
Resigned
MACLEOD, Lesley Anne→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-01 · resigned 1991-04-22
Resigned
WYLIE, Graham Stanley→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-06 · resigned 1994-01-27
Resigned
WYLIE, Stanley Houston→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-14 · resigned 2020-12-29
Resigned
HAWKES, Doreen Margaret→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1993-07-15
Resigned
HAWKES, Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-07-15 · resigned 1994-01-27
Resigned
HAWKES, Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-03-10 · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
KENNEDY, Ewan Graham→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-03-01 · resigned 1991-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/08/201005/07/2012
outstanding
Persimmon (City Developments)
Persimmon (City Developments) Limited
Standard security2 properties13/05/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property26/11/2001—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property15/06/199105/08/2010
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Recent filings (98 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
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accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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officers · AP01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
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accounts · AA
2022-02-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
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accounts · AA
2021-02-04
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officers · AP03
2021-01-05
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officers · TM02
2021-01-05