AWSONWOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
12683342 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£53.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43341Painting
  • 46150SIC 46150
  • 84250SIC 84250
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,085

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£104k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£53.6k£33.6k
Current assets£103.6k£132.4k
Net assets£53.1k£33.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-06-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    APEX PARTNERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-04-24
    ➖
    BLACKMAN, Shane Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2021-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-02-28
    ➕
    BLACKMAN, Shane Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2021-02-24
    ➕
    APEX PARTNERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2021-02-24
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  21. 2020-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWSONWOOD LTD
  22. 2020-06-19
    ➕
    MILLIS, Richard Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2020-06-19
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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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carmel Millis
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2024
Mr Richard Charles Millis
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

Apex Partners Hildenbrook House
The Slade
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MILLIS, Richard Charles→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APEX PARTNERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-24 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
BLACKMAN, Shane Paul→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-02-28 · resigned 2022-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31