ANDOVER MARLBOROUGH WINCHESTER AUCTIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.9k | £2.3k |
| Current assets | £25.0k | £41.4k |
| Net assets | £3.9k | £2.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01➕WITTS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-04-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDOVER MARLBOROUGH WINCHESTER AUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2016-08-19➕WITTS, Gregory appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gregory Daniel Witts Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 19/08/2016 |
Mr Andrew Witts Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Gregory Wittsceased 01/01/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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