BOOKER WELLMAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00998765 · ltd · incorporated 1971-01-04
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£149.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 51.3y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 51.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £149,524

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£150k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£153k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£61k£92k£122k£153kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£150.5k£120.6k
Current assets£152.8k£122.4k
Net assets£149.5k£119.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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  2. 2024-08-23
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-09-28
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  5. 2021-09-28
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  6. 2021-02-05
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  7. 2020-10-06
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  8. 2019-09-18
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  9. 2018-09-26
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  10. 2017-09-06
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  11. 2016-09-09
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  12. 2015-12-10
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  13. 2015-07-03
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  14. 2014-12-09
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  15. 2014-09-02
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  16. 2008-10-10
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    SEDMAN, Alistair resigned
    director
  17. 2008-09-23
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    WILLIAMS, Louise Alexandra appointed
    director
  18. 2008-09-23
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    WILLIAMS, Diane Elaine resigned
    director
  19. 2008-06-30
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    WILLIAMS, Diane Elaine appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Booker Wellman (Properties) LTD
  21. 2001-09-29
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    WILLIAMS, Yareth Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-29
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    WILLIAMS, Paul Michael resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-09-29
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    WILLIAMS, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  24. 1998-01-02
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    WILLIAMS, Yareth Paul appointed
    director
  25. 1995-07-05
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    WILLIAMS, Harry resigned
    director
  26. 1986-10-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Booker Wellman (Holdings) Limited
  27. 1981-04-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1975-03-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1971-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BOOKER WELLMAN LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yareth Paul Williams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1971-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Larkrise Cragg Wood Drive
Rawdon
Leeds
LS19 6LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Yareth Paul→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-29
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Active
WILLIAMS, Louise Alexandra→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-09-23
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Active
WILLIAMS, Yareth Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 1998-01-02
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Active
WILLIAMS, Paul Michael→
secretary · resigned 2001-09-29
Resigned
SEDMAN, Alistair→
director · ~83y · resigned 2008-10-10
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Diane Elaine→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2008-09-23
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Harry→
director · ~104y · resigned 1995-07-05
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Paul Michael→
director · ~81y · resigned 2001-09-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Booker Wellman (Properties)
Booker Wellman (Properties) LTD
Debenture1 property25/05/2006—
outstanding
Booker Wellman (Holdings)
Booker Wellman (Holdings) Limited
Debenture1 property11/10/1986—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/04/1981—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/03/1975—
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-18