ALWEL GLASS & GLAZING CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04464831 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-19

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£36.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Glazing

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £36,816

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£37k

Current Assets

£8k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£36.8k	—
Current assets	£7.7k	—
Net assets	£36.8k	—
Average employees	—	300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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2024-12-18
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2023-12-20
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2023-03-31
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2021-12-13
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2021-03-25
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2019-12-13
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2018-12-20
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2017-12-21
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2017-07-03
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2016-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-07-02
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-18
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2015-07-06
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2015-02-22
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accounts · AAMD
2011-10-04
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MOSSOP, Allan David resigned
director
2011-09-30
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BICKLEY, Joanne appointed
director
2010-06-19
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ACTON, Sheila resigned
secretary
2005-03-01
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ACTON, Sheila appointed
secretary
2005-03-01
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WELLS, Anthony resigned
secretary
2002-12-11
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WELLS, Alan Alexander resigned
secretary
2002-12-11
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WELLS, Anthony appointed
secretary
2002-12-11
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MOSSOP, Allan David appointed
director
2002-12-11
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WELLS, Alan Alexander resigned
director
2002-12-11
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WELLS, Anthony resigned
director
2002-06-19
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Company incorporated
As ALWEL GLASS & GLAZING CO LIMITED
2002-06-19
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WELLS, Alan Alexander appointed
secretary
2002-06-19
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-19
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-19
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WELLS, Alan Alexander appointed
director
2002-06-19
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WELLS, Anthony appointed
director
2002-06-19
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-19
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Joanne Bickley Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	19/06/2017

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

Incorporated2002-06-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

73 Lowther Street

Whitehaven

Cumbria

CA28 7AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-03

Last: 2026-06-19

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BICKLEY, Joanne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ACTON, Sheila→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2010-06-19

Resigned

WELLS, Alan Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2002-12-11

Resigned

WELLS, Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2005-03-01

Resigned

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2002-06-19

Resigned

MOSSOP, Allan David→

director · ~82y · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2011-10-04

Resigned

WELLS, Alan Alexander→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2002-12-11

Resigned

WELLS, Anthony→

director · ~94y · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2002-12-11

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2002-06-19

Resigned

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