ASPEN WAITE SOUTH EAST LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11773352 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-174.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £174,476
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£904
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£174k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£13k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.2k | £4.2k |
| Current assets | £12.8k | £12.8k |
| Cash | £904 | £904 |
| Debtors | £11.9k | £11.9k |
| Net assets | £-174.5k | £-174.5k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-15➕WAITE, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2026-01-14➖WAITE, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPEN WAITE SOUTH EAST LTD
- 2019-01-17➕CAREY, Marc William appointeddirector
- 2019-01-17➕WAITE, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2019-01-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "WAITE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aspen Waite Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Aspen Waite Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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ASPEN WAITE SOUTH EAST LTD
This company · 11773352
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aspen Waite Group Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 17/01/2024 |
Mr Paul David Waite Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 15/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul David Waiteceased 14/01/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Marc William Careyceased 17/01/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Rubis House
15 Friarn Street
Bridgwater
TA6 3LH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CAREY, Marc William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAITE, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAITE, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-17 · resigned 2026-01-14
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29