A H WORTH AND COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00451065 · ltd · incorporated 1948-03-17

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£48.39M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

19 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 29.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (9 active, 37 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

6 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

245 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £48,390,181

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2.4m

Net Worth

£48m

Current Assets

£19m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£52.94M
Current assets	£19.00M
Cash	£2.45M
Debtors	£16.55M
Net assets	£48.39M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (113 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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FORD, Katie Louise appointed
director
2026-03-10
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officers · AP01
2026-02-12
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accounts · AA
2025-12-05
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officers · AP01
2025-12-03
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WATSHAM, Timothy James appointed
director
2025-10-09
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officers · AP01
2025-10-01
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WALTON, Matthew James appointed
director
2025-09-01
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officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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ANDERSON, Richard James resigned
director
2025-05-29
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address · AD01
2025-05-09
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officers · TM01
2025-05-08
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ELLWOOD, Stephen John resigned
director
2025-05-06
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-30
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-04-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-02-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
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ANDERSON, Richard James appointed
director
2025-01-16
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officers · AP01
2025-01-02
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WARBURTON, Richard John appointed
director
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
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DRISCOLL, Andrew David resigned
director
2024-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-22
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BOUGHTON, Alexander appointed
director
2023-06-22
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WORTH, Benjamin appointed
director
2023-02-27
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DRISCOLL, Andrew David appointed
director
2022-12-15
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BRENNAN, Thomas Patrick resigned
director
2022-08-31
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BARKER, Anita Marie resigned
director
2020-06-26
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TAYLOR, Martin John resigned
director
2019-11-22
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COOPER-JONES, Timothy John resigned
director
2019-08-01
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BARKER, Anita Marie appointed
director
2018-09-27
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POWER, Edward Samuel resigned
director
2018-02-21
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BRENNAN, Thomas Patrick appointed
director
2017-11-24
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LOCKHART-WHITE, Donald Grant resigned
director
2017-09-01
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HENSON, Mark Richard appointed
secretary
2017-06-23
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BLATHERWICK, Antony James resigned
secretary
2016-11-11
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LOCKHART-WHITE, Donald Grant appointed
director
2016-05-24
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RIMMER, Christopher William resigned
director
2016-04-24
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TAYLOR, Martin John appointed
director
2016-04-24
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TAYLOR, Martin John resigned
director
2016-03-01
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WORTH, Stephen Tom appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 113 events

Owner dependency

81/100

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

6 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen John Ellwood Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69	—	25–50%	25-50% voting · trust interest	07/11/2017
Ms Amy Elizabeth Worth Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53	—	25–50%	25-50% voting · trust interest	07/11/2017
Mr Duncan Richard Worth Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	—	25–50%	25-50% voting · trust interest	07/11/2017
Mr Andrew Donald Worth Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	06/04/2016
Ms Polly Theresa Payne Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Tom Worth Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

G A Worth Trustceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% voting
Mr Anthony James Longmore Worthceased 07/11/2017· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1948-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

A H Worth

Washway Road

Spalding

Lincs.

PE12 6LQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26