A & E WITT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10343236 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	4000	4200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-10
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WITT, Adrian James appointed
director
2018-05-10
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officers · AP01
2017-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-07-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-07-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2016-12-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2016-12-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2016-08-24
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Company incorporated
As A & E WITT LIMITED
2016-08-24
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WITT, Nicola June appointed
director
2016-08-24
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

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 "WITT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian James Witt Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/03/2020
Mrs Nicola June Witt Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/08/2016

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

Incorporated2016-08-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Brigadoon Gardens

Stourbridge

West Midlands

DY9 0NT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WITT, Adrian James→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-05-10

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WITT, Nicola June→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-08-24

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	23/12/2016	—

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