ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC358999 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£80.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £80,123

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£80k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£80.1k£77.3k
Net assets£80.1k£77.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-07-06
    ➕
    SAWYER, Thomas Roger, Dr. appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-30
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    ARMSTRONG, John resigned
    director
  12. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-02-16
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    SAWYER, Tom, Dr. resigned
    director
  15. 2020-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-19
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    WISELY, Paul Alexander Kay resigned
    director
  17. 2020-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-06-26
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    DAVY, Ian Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2009-10-01
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    DAVY, Ian Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    SAWYER, Tom, Dr. appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    WISELY, Paul Alexander Kay appointed
    director
  26. 2009-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS LTD.
  27. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Peter Roy appointed
    director
  28. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, John appointed
    director
  31. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  32. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  33. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS resigned
    corporate-director
  35. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS resigned
    corporate-director
  37. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

19a Blackford Road
Edinburgh
EH9 2DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

CLARKE, Peter Roy→
director · ~85y · appointed 2009-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAWYER, Thomas Roger, Dr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
DAVY, Ian Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2019-06-26
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
SAWYER, Tom, Dr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2021-02-16
Resigned
WISELY, Paul Alexander Kay→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2020-03-19
Resigned
ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
ADVANCED WEATHER APPLICATIONS→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12