A WILL AND A WAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04538926 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-18
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£626
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £626
Net assets shrinking
Down £171 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£626
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.1k£797
Current assets£7.2k£7.8k
Net assets£626£797

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-10-21
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-09-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Trevor appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Sandra G resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Sandra G appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Lorraine resigned
    director
  22. 2002-09-23
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Trevor appointed
    director
  23. 2002-09-23
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-09-23
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-09-23
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Lorraine appointed
    director
  26. 2002-09-23
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-09-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A WILL AND A WAY LIMITED
  28. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-09-18
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Suite 2 Beswick House
Greenfold Way
Leigh
WN7 3XJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Trevor→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Trevor→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAYTON, Sandra G→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-23
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Lorraine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-22
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-18