ANDREW WRIGHT GLASS LIMITED
Opportunity 41/100 (watch), bankability 22/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (75/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.7y
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29⚠️liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU01(Scot)
- 2025-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-11⚠️liquidation-appointment-of-provisional-liquidator-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU02(Scot)
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance LP
- 2023-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Charles Berry
- 2023-08-18➖BERRY, Bernardine resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-18➖BERRY, Bernardine resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18➖BERRY, Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bernardine Berry
- 2023-07-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-06-19➕BRADFORD, Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19➕FRASER, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-20➖GREENHILL, Hendry Johnstone resigneddirector
- 2002-05-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1999-12-01➕GREENHILL, Hendry Johnstone appointeddirector
- 1999-09-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-09-02➕BERRY, Bernardine appointeddirector
- 1996-07-22➕BERRY, Bernardine appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-22➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-07-22➕BERRY, Charles appointeddirector
- 1996-07-22➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW WRIGHT GLASS LIMITED
- 1996-06-24➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-24➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
3 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-08-29: liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotland; 2025-08-11: liquidation-appointment-of-provisional-liquidator-court-scotland
Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Andrew Wright Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Wright Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Charles Berryceased 07/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Bernardine Berryceased 07/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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13 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance LP | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Charles Berry / Bernardine Berry | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Bernardine Berry / Charles Berry | A registered charge | — | 07/08/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/05/2002 | 20/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/09/1999 | 20/07/2023 |