ADVANCED WEB TECHNOLOGY LTD

💤Zombieactive
08926431 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-06
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2023-08-08
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  5. 2023-08-07
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-09-30
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  10. 2018-09-30
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  11. 2017-09-28
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  12. 2017-07-12
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-07-12
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-07-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-06-20
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-04-01
    RABAH, Tariq Kamal Hussien resigned
    director
  18. 2014-09-01
    RABAH, Malik Kamal Hussein resigned
    director
  19. 2014-05-15
    ABU AISHEH, Ehab appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-15
    RABAH, Tariq Kamal Hussien appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED WEB TECHNOLOGY LTD
  22. 2014-03-06
    RABAH, Malik Kamal Hussein appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ehab Abu Aisheh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Tariq Kamal Hussien Rabahceased 01/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

5 Home Farm Way
Penllergaer
Swansea
SA4 9HF
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ABU AISHEH, Ehab
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-05-15
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Active
RABAH, Malik Kamal Hussein
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2014-09-01
Resigned
RABAH, Tariq Kamal Hussien
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-05-15 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30