WILLIAMS TARR HOLDINGS LTD
🌳Matureactive
00532020 · ltd · incorporated 1954-04-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 53.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 53.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
137 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,851,328
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£146k
Net Worth
£2.9m
Current Assets
£3.4m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.85M | — |
| Current assets | £3.36M | — |
| Cash | £146.1k | — |
| Debtors | £2.91M | — |
| Net assets | £2.85M | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-31➖CARTER, Christopher Frederick resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2010-09-27➖WILKINSON, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2008-11-27➕ROBSON, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 2007-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2007-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2007-05-10➖MCKIE, Frank Fairfield resigneddirector
- 2006-08-11🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2005-08-12➖WILKINSON, Charles Robert resigneddirector
- 1999-02-11🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.(As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties)
- 1996-02-07🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Property Mezzanine Partners LP as Trustee for the Beneficiaries (As Defined)
- 1995-12-29➕WILKINSON, David Michael appointeddirector
- 1995-12-29➕WILKINSON, John Charles Edward appointeddirector
- 1995-11-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-01-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1989-03-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1974-01-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1973-04-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1954-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs WILLIAMS TARR HOLDINGS LTD
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Michael Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2016 |
Mr John Charles Edward Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Julia Ann Wilkinsonceased 01/07/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1954-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Greenway House Greenway
Paddington
Warrington
WA1 3EF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
Active
ROBSON, Stephen William→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-11-27
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WILKINSON, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-12-29
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WILKINSON, John Charles Edward→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1995-12-29
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Active
CARTER, Christopher Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2018-12-31
MCKIE, Frank Fairfield→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 2007-05-10
WILKINSON, Charles Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2005-08-12
WILKINSON, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2010-09-27
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 11/08/2006 | 02/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital .(As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.(As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) | Share charge | 1 property | 11/02/1999 | 12/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Property Mezzanine Partners LP as Trustee for the Beneficiaries (As Defined) | Charge over shares | 3 properties | 07/02/1996 | 12/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 17/11/1995 | 13/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 03/01/1995 | 13/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 02/03/1989 | 13/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 18/01/1974 | 11/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/04/1973 | 11/10/2007 |
Recent filings (137 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04