AWJ BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12288337 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£27.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 42110Construction of roads and motorways
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,964
Net assets shrinking
Down £105,137 YoY
Cash YoY
+207%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£91k
↑ 207% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£435k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£87k£174k£261k£348k£435kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£114.3k£379.0k
Current assets£435.3k£392.2k
Cash£91.5k£29.8k
Debtors£343.8k£362.4k
Net assets£27.0k£132.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-01
    OLIVER, Dean Barry resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-11-01
    OLIVER, Dean Barry appointed
    director
  18. 2019-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWJ BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2019-10-29
    JONES, Andrew Wyn appointed
    director
  20. 2019-10-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-08: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carole Brenda Jones
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/10/2022
Mr Andrew Wyn Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Unit 15 Kingsforth Business Park
Kingsforth Road
Thurcroft
S66 9HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Andrew Wyn
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-29
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Active
OLIVER, Dean Barry
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-11-01 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-10