21-39 HOW WOOD MAINTENANCE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01115793 · ltd · incorporated 1973-05-29

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (6 active, 34 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

136 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2025-02-05
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2025-01-09
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BICKERSTAFF, Anthea Mary resigned
director
2025-01-09
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BROEKMAN, Adrian Barry resigned
director
2025-01-09
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BROEKMAN, Cara Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-01-09
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officers · TM01
2025-01-09
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officers · TM01
2025-01-09
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officers · TM01
2024-03-19
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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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officers · AP01
2023-12-15
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2023-12-15
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2023-06-19
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CHAPMAN, Alexander Edward appointed
director
2023-06-08
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WALKER, Daniel James appointed
director
2023-06-08
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FORDE, Simon Stuart resigned
director
2023-06-07
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BRAZIER, Alison Jane appointed
director
2023-01-25
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accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-18
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accounts · AA
2020-03-10
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BROEKMAN, Adrian Barry appointed
director
2020-03-10
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BROEKMAN, Cara Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-03-10
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officers · AP01
2020-03-10
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2019-12-16
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officers · TM01
2019-07-01
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HILL, Nick resigned
director
2019-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-17
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2017-12-18
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BRICK, Paul resigned
director
2017-08-22
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BURTON, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2017-04-01
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FORDE, Simon Stuart appointed
director
2014-12-05
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BICKERSTAFF, Anthea Mary appointed
director
2014-10-11
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HARRISON, Trevor resigned
director
2014-06-13
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JANES, Steven resigned
director
2013-08-23
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BUNYAN, Paul appointed
director
2013-08-23
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PAICE, Raymond resigned
director
2010-01-01
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D ALTON ELDRIDGE, Mark resigned
director
2010-01-01
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WATSON, Mark resigned
director
2009-11-01
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JUBB, Mike resigned
director
2008-01-20
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HILL, Nick appointed
director
2008-01-20
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PAICE, Raymond appointed
director
2006-08-31
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DEAN, Kevin resigned
director
2005-10-17
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KEYMER, Elizabeth resigned
director
2005-04-24
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BRICK, Paul resigned
secretary
2004-09-17
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LAM, Simon Po Tat resigned
director
2002-06-15
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DEAN, Kevin appointed
director
2001-10-30
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KING, Clifford resigned
director
2001-10-06
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BRICK, Paul appointed
secretary
2001-10-06
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BRICK, Paul appointed
director
2001-07-31
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HAMMOND, Statia Jane resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-21

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1973-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

23a How Wood

Park Street

St Albans

Herts

AL2 2QY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-01-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-12-21OVERDUE

Last: 2024-12-07