A.E. WESTWOOD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00230376 · ltd · incorporated 1928-05-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24450
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 36.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-25➕JAMES, Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2014-01-31➖SUGGITT, James Arthur resigneddirector
- 2009-10-02➖JACKS, Ronald Frank resigneddirector
- 1997-01-17➖JARVIS, Valerie Patricia resigneddirector
- 1994-01-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1993-04-01➕JACKS, Ronald Frank appointeddirector
- 1992-02-01➖SHARPE, Robert Ernest resigneddirector
- 1989-11-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1989-11-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1989-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1928-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A.E. WESTWOOD LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JAMES, Robert (same surname) appointed 2022-08-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 98 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Sjg International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sjg International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A.E. WESTWOOD LIMITED
This company · 00230376
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sjg International Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A E WILLIAMS (EST 1779) LTD→ 10946466 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A.E.CHAPMAN & CO.,(OLD HILL)LIMITED→ 00371611 · est 1942 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
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| ADI TREATMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 03820513 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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| ADVANCE PRINTWEAR LIMITED→ 05433275 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1928-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24450 — SIC 24450
Registered office
Tything Road,
Arden Forest Ind. Estate,
Kinwarton, Alcester,
Warwickshire.
B49 6EP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
JAMES, Robert→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKS, Ronald Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 2009-10-02
JARVIS, Valerie Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1997-01-17
SHARPE, Robert Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1992-02-01
SUGGITT, James Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2014-01-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 13/01/1994 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/11/1989 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/11/1989 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/11/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (128 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19