A.H. WILLIS AND SONS PROPERTY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09659649 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-26
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
29 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 accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-27
    ➖
    WILLIS, Andrew James resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-27
    ➖
    WILLIS, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2016-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A.H. WILLIS AND SONS PROPERTY LIMITED
  19. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    WILLIS, Brenda Loraine appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    WILLIS, Steven Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    WILLIS, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    WILLIS, Mark Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 signal

Multiple 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

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

Group structure

A.H. Willis And Sons Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.H. Willis And Sons Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.H. WILLIS AND SONS PROPERTY LIMITED
This company · 09659649

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A.H. Willis And Sons Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

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: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIS, Brenda Loraine→
director · ~87y · appointed 2015-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIS, Steven Hugh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIS, Andrew James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-27
Resigned
WILLIS, Mark Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-08