A B W ENGINEERING SERVICES (SOUTH WEST) LTD

💤Zombieactive
07042312 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-14
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees200200

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

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2017-10-16
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-10-16
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-10-16
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-08-18
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    WILSON, Ian Andrew appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-08-18
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    FLOWER, Robert Stanford resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-08-18
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    FLOWER, Robert Stanford resigned
    director
  17. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A B W ENGINEERING SERVICES (SOUTH WEST) LTD
  20. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    WILSON, Ian Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    FLOWER, Robert Stanford appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    FLOWER, Robert Stanford appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Andrew Wilson
Individual · English · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Flowerceased 18/08/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

10 Court Orchard
Wotton-Under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 7JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILSON, Ian Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-18
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Active
WILSON, Ian Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-14
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Active
FLOWER, Robert Stanford→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2017-08-18
Resigned
FLOWER, Robert Stanford→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2017-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-26