AAC WESTON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05042945 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,348,526
Net assets shrinking
Down £221,502 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.2m
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.36M | £1.58M |
| Current assets | £1.59M | £1.69M |
| Cash | £1.21M | £1.36M |
| Debtors | £245.7k | £209.0k |
| Net assets | £1.35M | £1.57M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-18➖WESTON, Ronald resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-18➖WESTON, Ronald resigneddirector
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AAC WESTON LIMITED
- 2004-02-12➕WESTON, Peter David appointeddirector
- 2004-02-12➕WESTON, Ronald appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-12➕BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-02-12➖BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-02-12➕WESTON, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2004-02-12➕BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-02-12➖BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WESTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter David Weston Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ronald Westonceased 18/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Factory 1 Winterstoke Road
Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 3YH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WESTON, Peter David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WESTON, Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2022-12-18
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2004-02-12
WESTON, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2022-12-18
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2004-02-12
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-15