AVONDALE 2 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC210715 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-06
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£47.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £47,560
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£48k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.6k | £47.6k |
| Current assets | — | £170 |
| Net assets | £47.6k | £47.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-01-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2019-11-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-23➖MCINTYRE, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2007-07-11➖GOLD, David resigneddirector
- 2007-07-11➕MCINTYRE, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➕GOLD, David appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➖MCINTYRE, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2001-02-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AVONDALE 2 LIMITED
- 2000-09-06➕IRVING, Christopher Archibald appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-06➕IRVING, Christopher Archibald appointeddirector
- 2000-09-06➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-06➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-06➕MCINTYRE, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Mcintyre Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/09/2016 |
Mr David Gold Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/09/2016 |
Mr Christopher Archibald Irving Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
9 Dock Street
Clydebank
Dunbartonshire
G81 1LX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
IRVING, Christopher Archibald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-09-06
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IRVING, Christopher Archibald→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2000-09-06
GOLD, David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2007-07-11
MCINTYRE, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2009-07-23
MCINTYRE, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2003-01-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/02/2001 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2020-01-11