A W SURVEYORS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11257088 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,516
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,369 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.3k | £39.5k |
| Current assets | £100.5k | £103.6k |
| Cash | £20.2k | £29.7k |
| Debtors | £80.3k | £73.9k |
| Net assets | £6.5k | £31.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-01➕WADDINGHAM, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2020-08-01➕WINSON, Benjamin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs A W SURVEYORS LTD
- 2018-03-15➕WINSON, Ashley appointedsecretary
- 2018-03-15➕WINSON, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2018-03-15➕WINSON, Julie appointeddirector
- 2018-03-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julie Winson Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/08/2020 |
Mr Ashley Winson Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 15/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
11a Kimberley Park Road
Falmouth
TR11 2DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
WADDINGHAM, Sophie→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINSON, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-03-15
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WINSON, Benjamin Thomas→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-08-01
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WINSON, Julie→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-03-15
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-28