ADVANCED WALL COATINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-50.0k |
| Current assets | — | £805 |
| Cash | — | £805 |
| Net assets | — | £-50.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED WALL COATINGS LIMITED
- 2018-06-12➕GROVES, Calvin Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-06-12➕GROVES, Emma appointeddirector
- 2018-06-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 8 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Groves Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/06/2018 |
Mr Calvin Richard Groves Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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