APPLIED WEIGHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02851771 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-09
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 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

2 live charges · oldest 26.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.4 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 (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees49004300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    TREACY, John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-13
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2023-09-12
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  10. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    PRICE, Adrian John resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-12-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2019-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-09-24
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    MORGAN, Roderick William Spencer resigned
    director
  20. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-09-25
    ➖
    COOK, Alan John resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-20
    ➖
    TREACY, John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-05-01
    ➕
    MARLEY, Scott James appointed
    director
  24. 2008-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    JENNER, Simon Robin resigned
    director
  26. 2000-02-01
    ➕
    COOK, Alan John appointed
    director
  27. 2000-01-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1999-05-01
    ➕
    JENNER, Simon Robin appointed
    director
  29. 1999-05-01
    ➕
    MORGAN, Roderick William Spencer appointed
    director
  30. 1999-05-01
    ➕
    PRICE, Adrian John appointed
    director
  31. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    GLASSPOLE, Julian appointed
    director
  32. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    TREACY, John appointed
    secretary
  33. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    TREACY, John appointed
    director
  35. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1993-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLIED WEIGHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  37. 1993-09-09
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1993-09-09
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

Applied Vws Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Applied Vws Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APPLIED WEIGHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 02851771

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Applied Vws Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Julian Glasspoleceased 31/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr John Treacyceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

Unit 5 Southview Park
Marsack Street Caversham
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 5AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

GLASSPOLE, Julian→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARLEY, Scott James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TREACY, John→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-09 · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
COOK, Alan John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2014-09-25
Resigned
JENNER, Simon Robin→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
MORGAN, Roderick William Spencer→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2019-09-24
Resigned
PRICE, Adrian John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
TREACY, John→
director · ~61y · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-09 · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property02/04/2008—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/01/2000—
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Recent filings (123 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-09-13
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19