AVTAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SF000948 · oversea-company · incorporated 2002-08-31

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

18 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.4y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

18 charges (18/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2020-09-09
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other · OSCH01
2020-09-09
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other · OSCH02
2020-05-05
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mortgage · MR04
2020-05-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-02-18
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-18
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-18
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-18
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-18
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-18
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-18
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Charge satisfied #17
2020-02-18
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Charge satisfied #16
2020-02-18
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Charge satisfied #15
2020-02-18
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Charge satisfied #14
2020-02-18
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Charge satisfied #13
2020-02-18
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Charge satisfied #10
2019-11-01
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mortgage · MR04
2019-11-01
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mortgage · MR04
2019-11-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-11-01
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Charge satisfied #18
2019-11-01
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Charge satisfied #12
2019-11-01
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Charge satisfied #11
2018-05-31
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Charge satisfied #9
2014-04-01
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2011-02-15
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-02-15
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-02-15
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-02-15
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-02-15
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mortgage · MG02
2011-02-15
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mortgage · MG02
2011-02-15
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #8
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #7
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #6
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-02-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-02-09
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legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-02-09
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legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-02-09
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legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-02-09
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legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-02-09
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legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Bank of India
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Bank of India
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Bank of India
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Bank of India
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Bank of India
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Bank of India
2011-01-31
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Bank of India

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Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeoversea-company

Incorporated2002-08-31

Jurisdictionunited-kingdom

Primary SIC—

Registered office

Basement

80 Berkeley Street

Glasgow

G3 7DS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JORDANS (JERSEY) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-22

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Active

SANDHU, Mukhtar Singh→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-02-08

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Active

HUSSAIN, Mahzar→

director · ~69y · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2005-08-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:18 of 18 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	1 property	31/01/2011	01/11/2019
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	1 property	31/01/2011	18/02/2020
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	1 property	31/01/2011	18/02/2020
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	1 property	31/01/2011	18/02/2020
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	1 property	31/01/2011	18/02/2020
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	2 properties	31/01/2011	18/02/2020
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	2 properties	31/01/2011	01/11/2019
satisfied	Bank of India	Standard security	1 property	31/01/2011	01/11/2019
satisfied	Bank of India	Floating charge	1 property	25/01/2011	18/02/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	22/03/2006	31/05/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	2 properties	06/03/2006	12/02/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/03/2006	12/02/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/03/2006	12/02/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/03/2006	12/02/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/03/2006	05/05/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	2 properties	06/03/2006	12/02/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/03/2006	12/02/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/03/2006	12/02/2011

Recent filings (42 total)

change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company

other · OSCH01

2020-09-09

change-company-details-overseas-company-with-change-details

other · OSCH02

2020-09-09

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-05-05

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-02-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-02-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-02-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-02-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-02-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-02-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2019-11-01

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2019-11-01

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2019-11-01

miscellaneous

miscellaneous · MISC

2014-04-01

legacy

mortgage · MG02

2011-02-15

legacy

mortgage · MG02

2011-02-15