AVC INTERNATIONAL LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC504150 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-01-25
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accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-28
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accounts · AA
2023-01-24
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accounts · AA
2022-01-16
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accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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accounts · AA
2020-01-26
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accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts · AA
2018-01-27
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accounts · AA
2017-05-02
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officers · TM01
2017-05-02
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officers · TM02
2017-05-02
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officers · AP03
2017-05-02
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officers · AP01
2017-05-01
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STEWART, Robert Alexander appointed
secretary
2017-05-01
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STEWART, Robert Alexander appointed
director
2017-05-01
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STEWART, Natalie resigned
secretary
2017-05-01
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STEWART, Natalie resigned
director
2017-01-19
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accounts · AA
2016-05-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-23
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Company incorporated
As AVC INTERNATIONAL LTD
2015-04-23
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STEWART, Natalie appointed
secretary
2015-04-23
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STEWART, Natalie appointed
director

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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Alexander Stewart Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	23/04/2017

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

Incorporated2015-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

31 Wheatley Loan

Bishopbriggs

G64 1JE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-25

Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STEWART, Robert Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2017-05-01

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Active

STEWART, Robert Alexander→

director · ~46y · appointed 2017-05-01

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Active

STEWART, Natalie→

secretary · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2017-05-01

Resigned

STEWART, Natalie→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2017-05-01

Resigned

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