AWAY INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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SC693330 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-24
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.6y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£36k-£29k-£21k-£14k-£7k£173Mar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Total assets£10.5k
Current assets£173
Cash£173
Debtors£0
Net assets£-35.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-08
    FOWLER, Katy Jane resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-10-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-05-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-05-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-01-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-01-15
    FOWLER, Katy Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2022-09-22
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-09-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Morgan Lloyd Trustees Limited as Trustee of Away Industries Pension Scheme
  17. 2022-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWAY INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  19. 2021-03-24
    JOHNSON, Matthew appointed
    director
  20. 2021-03-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Katy Jane Fowlerceased 08/12/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

32 Blackie Road
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH6 7ND
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNSON, Matthew
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-03-24
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Active
FOWLER, Katy Jane
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-15 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Morgan Lloyd Trustees as Trustee of Away Industries Pension Scheme / Matthew Johnson as Trustee of Away Industries Pension Scheme
Morgan Lloyd Trustees Limited as Trustee of Away Industries Pension Scheme / Matthew Johnson as Trustee of Away Industries Pension Scheme
A registered charge9 properties05/09/2022
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Recent filings (19 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-18