CHARLIE WILLIAMS AUCTIONEER LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-10📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-06-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-06➕AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-06-06➖AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-06-06➖SCOTT-MONCRIEFF LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-05-01➕SCOTT-MONCRIEFF LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-04-30➖OGILVIE & COMPANY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CHARLIE WILLIAMS AUCTIONEER LIMITED
- 2003-06-12➕WILLIAMS, Charles Leslie appointeddirector
- 2003-06-12➕OGILVIE & COMPANY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-12➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-12➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLIAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned 2025-06-06; SCOTT-MONCRIEFF LIMITED resigned 2025-06-06
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Leslie Williams Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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