AWA FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05250768 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£106
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65110Life insurance
  • 65120Non-life insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £106
Very low cash
Cash position: £78

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78
Net Worth
£106
Current Assets
£106
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£106
Current assets£106
Cash£78
Debtors£28
Net assets£106

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
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-07-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-03-26
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2026-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-01-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-12-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2025-12-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-12-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-12-29
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2025-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-10-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2023-09-14
    ➕
    TETERIS, Lija Lilita appointed
    secretary
  16. 2023-09-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-08-31
    ➖
    FOSKER, Heather Samantha resigned
    director
  18. 2023-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-05-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-05-05
    ➕
    PAULDING, Steven Clive appointed
    director
  21. 2023-05-05
    ➕
    SWEETING, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2023-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    TOOGOOD, Graham Leslie resigned
    director
  25. 2023-04-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  26. 2023-02-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2022-10-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  28. 2022-09-27
    ➕
    TOOGOOD, Graham Leslie appointed
    director
  29. 2022-09-23
    ➖
    PAULDING, Robert Antony resigned
    director
  30. 2021-03-31
    ➕
    FOSKER, Heather Samantha appointed
    director
  31. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    TOOGOOD, Graham Leslie resigned
    director
  32. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    CREEGER, Anthony Michael David resigned
    director
  33. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    WESTLEY, Roy Keith resigned
    director
  34. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    SWEETING, Ian Robert appointed
    secretary
  35. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    WESTLEY, Roy Keith resigned
    secretary
  36. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    PAULDING, Robert Antony appointed
    director
  37. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    TOOGOOD, Graham Leslie appointed
    director
  38. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, Douglas John resigned
    director
  39. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    ATKINS, Victor resigned
    director
  40. 2005-10-10
    ➕
    CREEGER, Anthony Michael David appointed
    director
  41. 2004-12-10
    ➕
    WESTLEY, Roy Keith appointed
    secretary
  42. 2004-12-10
    ➖
    OVALSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2004-12-10
    ➕
    ATKINS, Victor appointed
    director
  44. 2004-12-10
    ➕
    BENNETT, Douglas John appointed
    director
  45. 2004-12-10
    ➕
    WESTLEY, Roy Keith appointed
    director
  46. 2004-12-10
    ➖
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 2004-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWA FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  48. 2004-10-05
    ➕
    OVALSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 2004-10-05
    ➕
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07

Group structure

Quo Vadis Financial Planning Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Quo Vadis Financial Planning Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
AWA FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 05250768

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Quo Vadis Financial Planning Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Quo Vadis Financial Planning Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

5 Beech Court
Hurst
Reading
RG10 0RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (0 active · 11 resigned)

SWEETING, Ian Robert→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TETERIS, Lija Lilita→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAULDING, Steven Clive→
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWEETING, Ian Robert→
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTLEY, Roy Keith→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-10 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
OVALSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2004-12-10
Resigned
ATKINS, Victor→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-12-10 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Douglas John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-12-10 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
CREEGER, Anthony Michael David→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
FOSKER, Heather Samantha→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-03-31 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
PAULDING, Robert Antony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2022-09-23
Resigned
TOOGOOD, Graham Leslie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-09-27 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
TOOGOOD, Graham Leslie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
WESTLEY, Roy Keith→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-12-10 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2004-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19