AHW AND ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive

06536294 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-03-17

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

58110Book publishing
85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,140

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,161 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.1k	£2.3k
Current assets	£1.1k	£2.2k
Net assets	£1.1k	£2.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-15
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officers · TM01
2016-11-14
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BELLEW, Robert Edward Colin appointed
director
2016-11-14
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BELLEW, Robert Edward Colin resigned
director
2016-11-14
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officers · AP01
2016-05-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-05-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2015-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-03-17
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Company incorporated
As AHW AND ASSOCIATES LTD
2008-03-17
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BELLEW, Robert Edward Colin appointed
secretary
2008-03-17
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BELLEW, Jacqueline Aundree, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean

No 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
Dr Jacqueline Aundree Bellew Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	01/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2008-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Il Duir 68 Willington Road

Cople

Bedford Mk44 3tn

Bedfordshire

MK44 3TN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-02

Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BELLEW, Robert Edward Colin→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-17

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Active

BELLEW, Jacqueline Aundree, Dr→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-03-17

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Active

BELLEW, Robert Edward Colin→

director · ~74y · appointed 2016-11-14 · resigned 2016-11-14

Resigned

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