AVID FUTURES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC605419 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-16
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£122.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 98000Residents property management
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
71
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £122,385
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,942 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£122k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £378.6k | £419.8k |
| Current assets | £37.4k | £82.9k |
| Net assets | £122.4k | £136.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 3 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-04-07📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-04-07📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-05🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2020-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-18🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2020-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-06-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-11-12🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-10-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-10-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2018-10-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2018-10-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2018-09-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2018-09-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2018-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AVID FUTURES LTD
- 2018-08-16➕RAMESH, Sindhu appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
1 med · 2 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sindhu Ramesh Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AWA PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED→ SC777359 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| BADGER LAW LIMITED→ SC796333 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BAILLIE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC746454 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BANAA LTD→ SC626136 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BANDEATH HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC584868 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BANDURA PROPERTIES LTD→ SC381212 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BANNERMAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC080817 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| BARAKAT GROUP LTD→ SC554554 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BARALO LTD→ SC835770 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BARKAL INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC809991 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BARNSPIRE PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC082120 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
SC605419 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Edinburgh
EH7 9HR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
RAMESH, Sindhu→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
8
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/08/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 10/10/2018 | 03/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 10/10/2018 | 03/06/2020 | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-04-07
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-07
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22