ADW ASSOCIATES LTD
💤Zombieactive
09339441 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-03
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
£7
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £7
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£7
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7 |
| Current assets | £12.5k |
| Net assets | £7 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-31➖WINDEATT, David Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ADW ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2014-12-03➕DIXON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-12-03➕WINDEATT, David Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Dixon Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Edward Windeattceased 31/12/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
67 Sheridan Crescent
Baughurst
Tadley
RG26 5HQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WINDEATT, David Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-12-03 · resigned 2019-12-31
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-08