AHW GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
14833103 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£10.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.9y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,494
Cash YoY
+1730100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↑ 1730100% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 1049300% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£95k£118kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£10.5k£1
Current assets£118.2k
Cash£17.3k£1
Net assets£10.5k£1

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 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-07-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Drjc Limited
  5. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-08-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-08-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-08-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-08-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-08-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-07-31
    WHITE, Adam Hobie appointed
    director
  15. 2023-07-31
    WHITE, Linda Christine resigned
    director
  16. 2023-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHW GROUP LTD
  17. 2023-04-27
    WHITE, Linda Christine appointed
    director
  18. 2023-04-27
    📄
    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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Hobie White
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Linda Christine Whiteceased 31/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Beaconlea Blandford Road North
Beacon Hill
Poole
BH16 6AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WHITE, Adam Hobie
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active
WHITE, Linda Christine
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-04-27 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Drjc
Drjc Limited
A registered charge18/07/2025
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Recent filings (17 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-01