ANDREW WEIR PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07823230 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-04
    ➕
    COVE, John appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-31
    ➖
    LOWE, David Edwin resigned
    director
  8. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    LOWE, David Edwin appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-19
    ➖
    FINN, Michael St. John resigned
    director
  18. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-02-01
    ➖
    ASH, Alan John resigned
    director
  22. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    FINN, Michael St. John appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-01
    ➖
    FORDHAM, Christopher James resigned
    director
  24. 2011-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW WEIR PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED
  25. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    ELLIS, Marilyn Rosemary Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    PARKER, Michael George appointed
    director
  27. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    ASH, Alan John appointed
    director
  28. 2011-10-26
    ➕
    FORDHAM, Christopher James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Andrew Weir & Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Andrew Weir & Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANDREW WEIR PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED
This company · 07823230

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas John Cordeaux Walters
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/09/2025
Andrew Weir & Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Bridgeways House Four Acres
Oving
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP22 4FJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

COVE, John→
director · ~89y · appointed 2024-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Marilyn Rosemary Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Michael George→
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASH, Alan John→
director · ~88y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned
FINN, Michael St. John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
FORDHAM, Christopher James→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned
LOWE, David Edwin→
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30