AWE (SCOTLAND) LTD

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SC492716 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-04
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-69.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £69,562

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£70k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£158
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£70k-£56k-£41k-£27k-£13k£628Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-69.4k£-66.6k
Current assets£158£628
Net assets£-69.6k£-66.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-17
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    WALLACE, Gavin resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-03
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-09-17
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  6. 2025-01-06
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    WALLACE, Richard James resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-23
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  9. 2023-09-11
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  10. 2022-08-15
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  11. 2021-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    WALLACE, Gavin appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    WALLACE, Richard James appointed
    director
  14. 2020-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-12-01
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  16. 2020-09-18
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  17. 2019-09-26
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  18. 2018-09-20
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  19. 2017-11-28
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    address · AD02
  20. 2017-11-24
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    address · AD02
  21. 2014-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AWE (SCOTLAND) LTD
  22. 2014-12-04
    ➕
    WALLACE, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

45 Balfron Drive
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 4FF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WALLACE, Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Gavin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned
WALLACE, Richard James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2025-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01