W.J. WALKER LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI620384 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-12

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46120

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	400	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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2024-06-27
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2023-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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2022-09-20
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts · AA
2020-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-30
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accounts · AA
2019-10-02
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2019-10-02
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2018-09-13
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accounts · AA
2018-09-13
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2018-09-13
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2016-09-01
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officers · TM01
2016-07-06
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WALKER, William John appointed
director
2016-07-06
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WALKER, Stephanie Joan resigned
director
2013-09-12
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Company incorporated
As W.J. WALKER LTD
2013-09-12
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WALKER, William appointed
secretary
2013-09-12
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WALKER, Stephanie Joan appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William John Walker Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Stephanie Walkerceased 26/09/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2013-09-12

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120

Registered office

1 Ballyclare Road

Templepatrick

BT39 0BH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-29

Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WALKER, William→

secretary · appointed 2013-09-12

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Active

WALKER, William John→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-06

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Active

WALKER, Stephanie Joan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-09-12 · resigned 2016-07-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-27

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-17

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2020-12-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-10-25