A WILSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06796869 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-21
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,000
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | £1.0k |
| Cash | £1.0k | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £1.0k | £1.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A WILSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2009-01-21➕WILSON, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-21➕WILSON, Andrew James appointeddirector
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 "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Andrew James Wilson Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Financial services · CM postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 BENEFIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08272027 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A & H DENOVO LIMITED→ 08448699 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A.J.GRAYBURN & COMPANY LIMITED→ 00356099 · est 1939 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 86y | — | — |
| ABACUS WEALTH PLANNING LTD.→ 02061670 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| ADIEL SERVICES LTD→ 15500643 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFRICA & CARIBEAN COUNTER TERRORISM AND SECURITY ACADEMY LIMITED→ 11773006 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER LUKE LIMITED→ 14508922 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| APG CONSULTING LTD→ 13989532 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APPLY WISE FINANCIAL LTD→ 16846104 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARGE PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 16296217 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AROSE FINANCE LIMITED→ 13140133 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARTURA FUNDING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 12904254 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
Beckwith Barn Warren Estate
Lordship Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 3WT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WILSON, Andrew James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27