A.N. WOODHAMS & CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00273143 · ltd · incorporated 1933-02-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees600600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-06-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-09-01
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    TELES, Brian appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-08-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-07-01
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    GRIFFIN, Clare Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    GOWING, Ian Douglas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-06-01
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    GRIFFIN, Clare Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    GOWING, Ian Douglas resigned
    director
  22. 2003-08-31
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    GOWING, Ian Douglas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-27
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2003-05-27
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    RICHARDSON, Patricia Ann resigned
    director
  26. 1933-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A.N. WOODHAMS & CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 93 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Teles Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Teles Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A.N. WOODHAMS & CO. LIMITED
This company · 00273143

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Teles Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest04/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gordon Richardsonceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1933-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46370 — Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

Registered office

Unit 10 Brocks Business Park
Hodgson Way
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8YN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Gordon→
director · ~87y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TELES, Brian→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOWING, Ian Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Clare Ann→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Patricia Ann→
secretary · resigned 2003-05-27
Resigned
GOWING, Ian Douglas→
director · ~80y · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Patricia Ann→
director · ~89y · resigned 2003-05-27
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Peter→
director · ~78y · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16