ALBERT HAYWOOD & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00948233 · ltd · incorporated 1969-02-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£624.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). 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

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 50.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 50.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
116 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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £624,303
Net assets shrinking
Down £33,233 YoY
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£624k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£252k£503k£755k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£652.4k£732.0k
Current assets£1.26M£1.23M
Cash£39.1k£29.5k
Debtors£882.3k£843.3k
Net assets£624.3k£657.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-07
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  3. 2023-09-19
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  4. 2022-08-16
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  5. 2022-01-05
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  6. 2022-01-05
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  7. 2022-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-01-04
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    HAYWOOD, Karen Lynn appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-04
    ➕
    JONES, Brendon Morris appointed
    director
  10. 2021-12-31
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    HAYWOOD, David John resigned
    director
  11. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-25
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  14. 2019-01-08
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  15. 2018-10-05
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  16. 2017-09-12
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  17. 2017-08-01
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  18. 2017-08-01
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  19. 2017-08-01
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  20. 2017-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2017-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2017-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2008-05-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: David Haywood, Phillip Haywood & Martin Haywood as Trustees of the Albert Haywood & Sons Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
  24. 2008-05-14
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    HAYWOOD, Daren resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-14
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    HAYWOOD, Daren resigned
    director
  26. 2008-05-14
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    HAYWOOD, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2007-12-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  28. 2006-05-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  29. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Martin John appointed
    director
  30. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Daren appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-03
    ➖
    HAYWOOD, Philip Graham resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Daren appointed
    director
  33. 2002-04-03
    ➖
    HAYWOOD, Paul Gareth resigned
    director
  34. 2002-04-03
    ➖
    HAYWOOD, Philip Graham resigned
    director
  35. 1998-05-28
    ➖
    HAYWOOD, David John resigned
    secretary
  36. 1998-05-28
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Philip Graham appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-05-28
    ➖
    HAYWOOD, David John resigned
    director
  38. 1997-03-03
    ➖
    BRUNO, Andrew Pompeo Ciro resigned
    director
  39. 1997-03-01
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Paul Gareth appointed
    director
  40. 1994-07-01
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    BRUNO, Andrew Pompeo Ciro appointed
    director
  41. 1991-12-23
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    WOOD, Michael Sidney resigned
    director
  42. 1976-03-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
  43. 1969-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBERT HAYWOOD & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAYWOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 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
medium

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin John Haywood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/07/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Glenmoor House
West Park Ring Road
Leeds West Yorkshire
LS16 6QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

HAYWOOD, Karen Lynn→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYWOOD, Martin John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-04-03
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Active
JONES, Brendon Morris→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-04
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Active
HAYWOOD, Daren→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2008-05-14
Resigned
HAYWOOD, David John→
secretary · resigned 1998-05-28
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Philip Graham→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-28 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
BRUNO, Andrew Pompeo Ciro→
director · ~71y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 1997-03-03
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Daren→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2008-05-14
Resigned
HAYWOOD, David John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-05-14 · resigned 2021-12-31
Resigned
HAYWOOD, David John→
director · ~78y · resigned 1998-05-28
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Paul Gareth→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Philip Graham→
director · ~74y · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
WOOD, Michael Sidney→
director · ~75y · resigned 1991-12-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
David Haywood, Phillip Haywood & Martin Haywood as Trustees of the Albert Haywood & Sons Retirement Benefits Scheme
David Haywood, Phillip Haywood & Martin Haywood as Trustees of the Albert Haywood & Sons Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
Floating charge1 property30/05/200801/08/2017
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property19/12/200701/08/2017
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited / Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property03/05/2006—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank LTD
Mortgage debenture1 property22/03/197601/08/2017
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Recent filings (116 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
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accounts · AA
2024-08-07
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accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
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accounts · AA
2022-08-16
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officers · AP01
2022-01-05
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officers · AP01
2022-01-05
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officers · TM01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
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accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17