A.H. WILLIS AND SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09657977 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
46 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-10-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-27➖WILLIS, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2024-09-27➖WILLIS, Mark Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A.H. WILLIS AND SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2015-06-25➕WILLIS, Brenda Loraine appointeddirector
- 2015-06-25➕WILLIS, Steven Hugh appointeddirector
- 2015-06-25➕WILLIS, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2015-06-25➕WILLIS, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
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Mr Steven Hugh Willis Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Brenda Loraine Willisceased 04/10/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
Unit 11, White Horse Business Park Ware Road
Stanford In The Vale
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 8NY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WILLIS, Brenda Loraine→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2015-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIS, Steven Hugh→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIS, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2024-09-27
WILLIS, Mark Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-25 · resigned 2024-09-27
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-22