AWLWOOD JOINERY (NORTH DEVON) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04984889 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£134.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £134,372
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£134k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£247k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Total assets | £134.4k | £98.6k |
| Current assets | £246.7k | £241.1k |
| Net assets | £134.4k | £98.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-05-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-06-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-06-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-24➕BARRON, Stephen David appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-24➖WRAY, Tammy Lee resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-24➖WRAY, David Robert William resigneddirector
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02➕BARRON, Stephen David appointeddirector
- 2017-10-02➕HUTCHINGS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-10-02➖WRAY, Penelope Jane resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-02➕WRAY, Tammy Lee appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-02➖WRAY, Tammy Lee resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-02➕WRAY, Tammy Lee appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AWLWOOD JOINERY (NORTH DEVON) LIMITED
- 2003-12-04➕WRAY, Ian Clive appointeddirector
- 2003-12-04➕WRAY, Penelope Jane appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-04➕SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-04➖SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-04➕WRAY, David Robert William appointeddirector
- 2003-12-04➕SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-04➖SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Clive Wray Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Robert William Wrayceased 21/10/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BB AGRI MACHINERY LTD→ 11096432 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
Unit 8 The Estuary Business Park
West Yelland
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 3EZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
BARRON, Stephen David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-05-24
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BARRON, Stephen David→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-10-02
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HUTCHINGS, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-02
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WRAY, Ian Clive→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2003-12-04
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WRAY, Penelope Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2017-10-02
WRAY, Tammy Lee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2017-10-02
WRAY, Tammy Lee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2019-05-24
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2003-12-04
WRAY, David Robert William→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2019-05-24
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2003-12-04
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-05-15
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-10-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-06-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06