A.W.M.D. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC265148 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-18

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£3.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,525

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 63% YoY

Current Assets

£46k

↑ 50% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£25.9k	£22.5k
Current assets	£45.9k	£30.5k
Net assets	£3.5k	£2.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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2024-05-21
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2023-09-29
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2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2019-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-07-19
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accounts · AA
2017-09-01
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accounts · AA
2016-09-24
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-11
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accounts · AA
2015-03-20
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-24
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annual-return · AR01
2008-08-19
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DICKSON, Michael Alan resigned
director
2004-03-18
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Company incorporated
As A.W.M.D. LIMITED
2004-03-18
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WOOD, Elizabeth Ann appointed
secretary
2004-03-18
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WOOD, Andrew William appointed
director
2004-03-18
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-18
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-18
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DICKSON, Michael Alan 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew William Wood Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wood Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Halidean Mill

Melrose

Roxburghshire

TD6 9DW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WOOD, Elizabeth Ann→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WOOD, Andrew William→

director · ~67y · appointed 2004-03-18

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2004-03-18

Resigned

DICKSON, Michael Alan→

director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2008-08-19

Resigned

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