A.W CONSULTANCY & ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12424877 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-27
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-17.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,328
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,526 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 8852% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.0k | £11.3k |
| Current assets | £49.1k | £87.9k |
| Net assets | £-17.3k | £198 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-06-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-06-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-06-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-01➕WARD, Claire appointeddirector
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A.W CONSULTANCY & ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2020-01-27➕WARD, Adam Barry appointeddirector
- 2020-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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 6 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Barry Ward Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 27/01/2020 |
Mrs Claire Ward Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/01/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Market Chambers
2b Market Place
Shifnal
Shropshire
TF11 9AZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WARD, Adam Barry→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Claire→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-06-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18