AWP SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06303930 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,002,080
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£840k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.02M | £962.7k |
| Current assets | £1.26M | £1.24M |
| Cash | £840.3k | £780.6k |
| Debtors | £331.0k | £371.2k |
| Net assets | £1.00M | £954.0k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-06-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-04-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-04-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-04-17📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2017-06-29➖FULWELL, Brian resigneddirector
- 2017-04-10➕FULWELL, Richard Elliot appointeddirector
- 2012-07-23➕LYE, Nigel John appointeddirector
- 2007-11-19➕LYE, Nigel John appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-19➖FULWELL, Brian resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2007-07-22➖TALBOYS, Anthony William Ford resigneddirector
- 2007-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AWP SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-07-05➕FULWELL, Brian appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-05➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-07-05➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-07-05➕FULWELL, Brian appointeddirector
- 2007-07-05➕TALBOYS, Anthony William Ford appointeddirector
- 2007-07-05➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-07-05➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Richard Elliot Fulwell Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/02/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Penelope Ann Walkerceased 28/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Brian Fulwellceased 14/02/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2007-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200
Registered office
Suite 106 Viney Court
Viney Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3FB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
FULWELL, Richard Elliot→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LYE, Nigel John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FULWELL, Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-11-19
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-05
FULWELL, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2017-06-29
TALBOYS, Anthony William Ford→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-22
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 27/07/2007 | 17/06/2020 |
Recent filings (91 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08