AVOCET LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC580599 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-03
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,925

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 213% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£2k-£519£963£2k£4kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£3.9k£-3.5k
Current assets£1.0k£785
Net assets£3.9k£-3.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-11-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVOCET LTD
  14. 2017-11-03
    ➕
    THOMSON, Nicholas appointed
    director
  15. 2017-11-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Clyde Offices 48 West George Street
2nd Floor
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THOMSON, Nicholas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-03
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Recent filings (21 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06