AW ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC741892 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-19
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 2025
Net worth
£574
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.4y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £574
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,419 YoY
Cash YoY
+136%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 136% YoY
Net Worth
£574
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£574£2.0k
Current assets£14.4k£8.6k
Cash£6.3k£2.7k
Debtors£8.1k£5.9k
Net assets£574£2.0k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-12-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  7. 2022-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AW ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD
  8. 2022-08-19
    WOOD, Andrew Martin appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-08-19
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    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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Martin Wood
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

48 Suite 2/2
48 West George Street
Glasgow
Glasgow
G2 1BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WOOD, Andrew Martin
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-08-19
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge07/12/2022
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-19