AJW (NORWICH) LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AJW (NORWICH) LTD
- 2017-04-27➕WOODERSON, Alexandra Jaime appointeddirector
- 2017-04-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alexandra Jaime Wooderson Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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