AWE CHESHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED

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16000754 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-05-18
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  3. 2026-04-30
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-23
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-06-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-06-20
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2025-06-19
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2024-12-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWE CHESHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  11. 2024-10-07
    ➕
    BEESTON, Karen Elaine appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-10-07
    ➕
    BEESTON, Karen Elaine appointed
    director
  13. 2024-10-07
    ➕
    BEESTON, Mark Colin appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Mark Colin Beeston
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/10/2024
Karen Elaine Beeston
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/10/2024

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
Incorporated2024-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Alvaston Business Park
Middlewich Road
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BEESTON, Karen Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2024-10-07
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Active
BEESTON, Karen Elaine→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-10-07
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Active
BEESTON, Mark Colin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-07
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-18
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-07