AVONDALE DP LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.0y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.21M |
| Current assets | £75.5k |
| Cash | £20.1k |
| Debtors | £41.3k |
| Net assets | £285.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2024-05-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2023-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AVONDALE DP LIMITED
- 2023-12-11➕MCLAUGHLIN, Liam Allan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Liam Allan Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 11/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/05/2024 | — |