A & E HOWAT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC584894 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-05
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-04-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-11-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-11-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-11-08
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2018-11-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    HOWAT, Anthony Mungo appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    HOWAT, Elaine Agnes appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-23
    ➖
    DEANE, David William resigned
    director
  21. 2018-01-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & E HOWAT LIMITED
  22. 2018-01-05
    ➕
    DEANE, David William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOWAT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Mungo Howat
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2019
Mrs Elaine Agnes Howat
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David William Deaneceased 07/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Enoch Farmhouse
Enoch Farm
Girvan
KA26 9PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOWAT, Anthony Mungo→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-01-23
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Active
HOWAT, Elaine Agnes→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEANE, David William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-11