AJW WELDING & FABRICATION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12499867 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,777
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.8k | £16.4k |
| Current assets | £24.0k | £29.9k |
| Net assets | £25.8k | £16.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-08-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2020-03-09➕WOOD, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2020-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AJW WELDING & FABRICATION LIMITED
- 2020-03-05➕SUTTON, Leigh Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05➕WOOD, Karen appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05➕WOOD, Shaun Russell appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Wood Individual · British · DOB 05/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 105/106 Bmk Industrial Estate, Wakefield Road
Liversedge
West Yorkshire
WF15 6BS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SUTTON, Leigh Thomas→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-03-05
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WOOD, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2020-03-09
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Active
WOOD, Shaun Russell→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-03-05
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Recent filings (21 total)
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-16