A & D WEBB (STROUD) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10472945 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-10
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,561

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 1662% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£14k-£6k£2k£10k£18k£25kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-12.8k£-13.2k
Current assets£15.7k£25.4k
Cash£3.0k£-192
Debtors£12.7k£25.6k
Net assets£-13.6k£-13.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-30
    PHILPOTTS, Sandra Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & D WEBB (STROUD) LIMITED
  17. 2016-11-10
    MANSELL, John Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Robert Mansell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

7 Rockfield Business Park Old Station Drive
Leckhampton
Cheltenham
GL53 0AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MANSELL, John Robert
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-11-10
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PHILPOTTS, Sandra Anne
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-11-30
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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22