AW ALUMINIUM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06403760 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24420
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,257,066
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£97k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
↑ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£514k£1.0m£1.5m£2.1m£2.6mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.38M£941.2k
Current assets£2.57M£1.30M
Cash£96.8k£74.7k
Debtors£2.47M£1.22M
Net assets£1.26M£743.5k

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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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
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-09-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  6. 2023-08-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-07-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2023-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2023-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-03-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
  15. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2015-12-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2009-03-31
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    DODD, Stephen resigned
    director
  24. 2008-11-24
    ➕
    WREN, Lee Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2008-09-18
    ➕
    DODD, Stephen appointed
    director
  26. 2008-09-11
    ➖
    MCFATTER, William Mcgreachan resigned
    director
  27. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    STATHAM, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    STATHAM, Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    MCFATTER, William Mcgreachan appointed
    director
  30. 2007-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AW ALUMINIUM LIMITED
  31. 2007-10-19
    ➕
    LAWTON, Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-10-19
    ➖
    LAWTON, Kathryn resigned
    secretary
  33. 2007-10-19
    ➕
    RAYNER, Joanne appointed
    director
  34. 2007-10-19
    ➖
    RAYNER, Joanne resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Statham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Lee Andrew Wren
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24420 — SIC 24420

Registered office

Unit 33 Century Business Centre Century Business Park
Manvers
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 5DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

STATHAM, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-24
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Active
STATHAM, Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-24
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Active
WREN, Lee Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-11-24
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Active
LAWTON, Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-19 · resigned 2007-10-19
Resigned
DODD, Stephen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-09-18 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
MCFATTER, William Mcgreachan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-24 · resigned 2008-09-11
Resigned
RAYNER, Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-19 · resigned 2007-10-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—27/09/2023—
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
A registered charge1 property23/03/202103/07/2023
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/12/201523/08/2023
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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-24