AW LOCKSMITHS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08110200 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-19
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.

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£0Jun 2025Jun 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-06-302025-06-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AW LOCKSMITHS LTD
  16. 2012-06-19
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    WALTON, Alison appointed
    director
  17. 2012-06-19
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    WALTON, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Walton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2016
Mr Andrew Walton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

2 St Lawrence Close
Wellington
Telford
TF1 3GB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-03-31
Last made up to: 2026-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WALTON, Alison→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-06-19
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Active
WALTON, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-06-19
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-09