AVELLANA SYSTEMS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC195743 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-28

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2021

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2021-04-05	2020-04-05
Average employees	200	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2023-04-11
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-04-11
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Company dissolved
2023-01-24
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-01-16
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dissolution · DS01
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2019-12-19
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accounts · AA
2019-01-04
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accounts · AA
2018-02-26
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accounts · AA
2017-01-05
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accounts · AA
2016-05-27
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-05
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accounts · AA
2015-04-29
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2014-12-31
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2014-04-28
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annual-return · AR01
2014-01-27
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accounts · AA
2013-05-03
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annual-return · AR01
2012-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-05-11
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annual-return · AR01
2012-05-11
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capital · SH01
1999-04-28
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Company incorporated
As AVELLANA SYSTEMS LIMITED
1999-04-28
➕
JONES, Alison Jane appointed
secretary
1999-04-28
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JONES, Alison Jane appointed
director
1999-04-28
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JONES, Ian Lawrence appointed
director
1999-04-28
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ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-04-28
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ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-04-28
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ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-04-28
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ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 71 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-04-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Lawrence Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-04-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

12 Carden Place

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Alison Jane→

secretary · appointed 1999-04-28

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Active

JONES, Alison Jane→

director · ~71y · appointed 1999-04-28

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Active

JONES, Ian Lawrence→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-04-28

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Active

ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 1999-04-28

Resigned

ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-28 · resigned 1999-04-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2023-04-11

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2023-01-24

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2023-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-03