A&W SOFTWARE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08339458 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£60.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £60,364

Cash YoY

+363%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£71k

↑ 363% YoY

Net Worth

£60k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Assets

£93k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£60.4k	£50.4k
Current assets	£93.3k	£79.3k
Cash	£70.5k	£15.2k
Debtors	£22.8k	£64.1k
Net assets	£60.4k	£50.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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2025-05-09
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2025-03-19
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officers · AP01
2025-03-19
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officers · AP01
2025-03-19
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officers · TM01
2025-03-10
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MASON, Stephen Wlliam John appointed
director
2025-03-10
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TIEGS, Dennis appointed
director
2025-03-10
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DIXEN, Peter resigned
director
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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address · AD01
2023-11-07
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2023-01-16
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officers · AP01
2023-01-16
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officers · TM01
2023-01-13
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SCHMIDT, Julia appointed
director
2023-01-13
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FRENZEL, Kai resigned
director
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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officers · TM01
2021-05-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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LEE, Daniel resigned
director
2021-05-21
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THOMPSON, Mark resigned
director
2020-04-30
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accounts · AA
2019-05-13
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accounts · AA
2018-04-16
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accounts · AA
2017-11-02
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EVERS, George Petrus Antonius resigned
director
2017-11-02
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FRENZEL, Kai appointed
director
2016-03-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-12-30
➕
KNIPP, Martin appointed
secretary
2015-12-30
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COLIN GRAY & CO LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-01-27
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DIXEN, Peter appointed
director
2015-01-27
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HERRMANN, Eric resigned
director
2015-01-27
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LEE, Daniel appointed
director
2013-05-30
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COLIN GRAY & CO LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-05-30
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TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-05-30
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EVERS, George Petrus Antonius appointed
director
2013-04-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Montreal
2012-12-21
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Company incorporated
As A&W SOFTWARE UK LIMITED
2012-12-21
➕
TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-12-21
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BURSBY, Richard Michael appointed
director
2012-12-21
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BURSBY, Richard Michael resigned
director
2012-12-21
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HERRMANN, Eric appointed
director
2012-12-21
➕
THOMPSON, Mark appointed
director
2012-12-21
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HUNTSMOOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2012-12-21
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HUNTSMOOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2012-12-21
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HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2012-12-21
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HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-12-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Hillier Hopkins Llp First Floor, Radius House

51 Clarendon Road

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 1HP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

KNIPP, Martin→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MASON, Stephen Wlliam John→

director · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-10

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Active

SCHMIDT, Julia→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-01-13

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Active

TIEGS, Dennis→

director · ~41y · appointed 2025-03-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLIN GRAY & CO LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-30 · resigned 2015-12-30

Resigned

TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2013-05-30

Resigned

BURSBY, Richard Michael→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2012-12-21

Resigned

DIXEN, Peter→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-27 · resigned 2025-03-10

Resigned

EVERS, George Petrus Antonius→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-05-30 · resigned 2017-11-02

Resigned

FRENZEL, Kai→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-11-02 · resigned 2023-01-13

Resigned

HERRMANN, Eric→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2015-01-27

Resigned

LEE, Daniel→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-27 · resigned 2021-05-21

Resigned

THOMPSON, Mark→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2021-05-21

Resigned

HUNTSMOOR LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2012-12-21

Resigned

HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2012-12-21

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Bank of Montreal	A registered charge	1 property	29/04/2013	03/03/2016

Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-06-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-05-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-08-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-03-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-11-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-01-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-09-20