A S WELLINGTON BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Debtors | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2010-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A S WELLINGTON BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- 2010-10-20➕THOMAS, Anthony Rhys appointeddirector
- 2010-10-20➕THOMAS, Anthony Rhys appointeddirector
- 2010-10-20➖THOMAS, Anthony Rhys resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Rhys Thomas Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Rhys Thomasceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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