AVON HALL LIMITED

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SC455527 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-29
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-14.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,624
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£102
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£382
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£15k-£12k-£9k-£6k-£3k£471Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-14.6k£-12.7k
Current assets£382£471
Cash£102£427
Debtors£280£44
Net assets£-14.6k£-12.7k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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  2. 2025-09-03
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  3. 2025-04-22
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  4. 2024-04-08
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  5. 2023-04-24
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  6. 2022-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2019-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bellair (Scotland) Limited (SC060790)
  12. 2018-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-01
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-08-01
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  15. 2017-08-01
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  16. 2017-07-28
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2017-07-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2013-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AVON HALL LIMITED
  21. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Alistair Colvin appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    CHURCHILL, Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, Stephen Prentice appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Churchill
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alistair Colvin Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Prentice Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Alistair Colvin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Active
CHURCHILL, Alan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Active
GILLESPIE, Stephen Prentice→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bellair (Scotland) (SC060790)
Bellair (Scotland) Limited (SC060790)
A registered charge1 property08/04/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property21/07/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property11/01/2017—
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02