A.W.WILLS AND SON,LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00122026 · ltd · incorporated 1912-05-16

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 39.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 39.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 39.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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2026-03-06
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2025-09-04
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2024-07-18
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2024-07-17
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MOOKHERJEE, Arunangshu resigned
director
2024-07-16
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2023-10-04
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2022-11-07
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2022-10-15
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MOOKHERJEE, Arunangshu appointed
director
2022-10-12
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2022-10-11
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ENSOR, Nigel Wayne appointed
director
2022-08-04
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accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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2021-12-31
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KEARNEY, Michael resigned
director
2021-07-16
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accounts · AA
2020-11-18
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2020-09-11
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2020-09-11
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2020-06-10
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2020-06-10
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2020-06-10
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2020-05-29
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BEYDOUN, Abdul Houssein appointed
director
2020-05-29
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KARKOUR, Alexandre appointed
director
2020-05-29
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MEKBEBE, Yohannes appointed
director
2019-07-25
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2012-05-01
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KEARNEY, Michael appointed
director
2012-04-30
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MARSHALL, Ian resigned
director
2011-01-26
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FOX, Shaun appointed
director
2011-01-26
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LEGIEWICZ, Richard Victor resigned
director
2008-04-01
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MARSHALL, Ian appointed
director
2008-03-31
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HARTLEY, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2007-05-02
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FOX, Shaun appointed
secretary
2007-05-02
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KEARNEY, Michael resigned
secretary
2003-01-01
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KEARNEY, Michael appointed
secretary
2002-12-31
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YARDLEY, Jane Mary resigned
secretary
1998-05-14
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Charge satisfied #1
1998-05-13
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SAVEKER, Douglas George resigned
secretary
1998-05-13
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YARDLEY, Jane Mary appointed
secretary
1998-05-13
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HARTLEY, Paul Anthony appointed
director
1998-05-13
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HOBHOUSE, Stephen Sebastian resigned
director
1998-05-13
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LEGIEWICZ, Richard Victor appointed
director
1998-05-13
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MOORES, Geoffrey resigned
director
1997-09-04
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LEGG, Konrad Patrick resigned
director
1997-09-02
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HOBHOUSE, Stephen Sebastian appointed
director
1994-06-17
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GRAHAM, William Robert resigned
secretary
1994-06-17
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SAVEKER, Douglas George appointed
secretary
1994-06-17
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FENTON, John Byrn resigned
director
1994-06-17
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GRAHAM, William Robert resigned
director
1994-06-17
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LEGG, Konrad Patrick appointed
director
1986-06-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 114 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Chillington Tool Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Chillington Tool Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A.W.WILLS AND SON,LIMITED

This company · 00122026

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Chillington Tool Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Abdul Houssein Beydounceased 06/03/2026· significant influence
Mr Yohannes Mekbebeceased 06/03/2026· significant influence

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

Incorporated1912-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Crocodile House

Strawberry Lane

Willenhall

West Midlands

WV13 3RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01