A&AW COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.1k | £40.9k |
| Current assets | £24.4k | £68.9k |
| Cash | £8.3k | £37.1k |
| Debtors | £16.1k | £31.7k |
| Net assets | £13.1k | £40.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22➕DAVIES, Alison Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A&AW COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- 2020-02-25➕WILCOX, Andrew Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-02-25📄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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Stephen Wilcox Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/02/2020 |
Mrs Alison Louise Wilcox Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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