ANDREW WHITLOCK GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12026581 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-31
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
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
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW WHITLOCK GROUP LIMITED
- 2019-05-31➕WHITLOCK, Jack Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕WHITLOCK, Penny Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 "WHITLOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Philip Christopher Whitlock Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Whitehouse Farm
Whitehouse Lane
Swindon
DY3 4PE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WHITLOCK, Jack Andrew→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITLOCK, Penny Louise→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-05-31
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-31