A W INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04316674 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-05
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 20.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,060

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-1.1k
Net assets£-1.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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  2. 2025-07-14
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  3. 2024-05-09
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  4. 2023-10-19
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  5. 2022-10-16
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  6. 2021-10-27
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  7. 2020-10-30
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  8. 2019-10-31
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  9. 2018-09-08
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  10. 2018-06-11
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-10-26
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  12. 2016-10-21
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  13. 2015-11-09
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  14. 2015-10-28
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  15. 2015-03-02
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2007-08-30
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    KNIGHT, Ashley Thomas appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-08-30
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    LITTLE, Carol Linda resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-04-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2001-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A W INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  20. 2001-11-05
    ➕
    WHITE, Alan Terence appointed
    director
  21. 2001-11-05
    ➕
    LITTLE, Carol Linda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-11-05
    ➕
    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-11-05
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    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-11-05
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    ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-11-05
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    ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Terence White
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2001-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

59a Day's Lane
Biddenham
Bedford
MK40 4AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KNIGHT, Ashley Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Alan Terence→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLE, Carol Linda→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-05 · resigned 2007-08-30
Resigned
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-05 · resigned 2001-11-05
Resigned
ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-05 · resigned 2001-11-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/04/2006—
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-31