I.W.B.C. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01293523 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1977-01-06

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

85 officers (12 active, 85 linked, 79 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

251 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Cash	—	£21.7k
Net assets	—	£3.9k
Average employees	0	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (157 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-01
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WILLIAMS, Gregory Thomas appointed
director
2025-09-30
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JOHN, Nicholas David resigned
director
2025-09-30
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MILLER, Christopher resigned
director
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
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DOVEY, Ian Paul appointed
director
2024-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-20
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WHARTON, Victoria Jane appointed
secretary
2023-09-20
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PLATT, Jeremy resigned
secretary
2023-07-24
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officers · AP01
2023-07-15
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GASKIN, Andrew James appointed
director
2023-06-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
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TURNER, Louisa Caroline resigned
director
2023-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-14
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FLINT, Timothy Martin resigned
director
2020-03-02
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BELT, Lyndon Bernard appointed
director
2020-03-02
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WILSON, Robin resigned
director
2019-05-15
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DELORME, Pascal Bernard appointed
director
2019-05-15
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WOOD, David resigned
director
2018-05-19
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MARDELL, Sean Charles appointed
director
2017-06-15
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MILLER, Christopher appointed
director
2017-01-20
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WOOD, David appointed
director
2016-09-13
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CHIVERTON, Matthew John resigned
director
2015-09-30
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STEER, Andrew resigned
director
2015-06-30
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COOPER, Matthew Orlando resigned
director
2015-06-30
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PRIOR, Michael David resigned
director
2015-03-31
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O'SHEA, David Michael Kenny resigned
director
2015-03-10
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PLATT, Jeremy appointed
secretary
2014-11-10
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WHARTON, Charles Edward Clegg appointed
director
2014-02-18
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JOHN, Nicholas David appointed
director
2014-01-31
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FITZPATRICK, Louisa Barbara resigned
director
2013-01-15
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FRANCIS, Matthew Charles appointed
director
2012-03-20
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COOPER, Matthew Orlando appointed
director
2012-03-20
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ELLIS, Henry James resigned
director
2012-03-20
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FITZPATRICK, Louisa Barbara appointed
director
2012-03-20
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JARVIS, Sean resigned
director
2011-07-29
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CHIVERTON, Matthew John appointed
director
2011-05-26
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MCCORMACK, Niall Christopher resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 157 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

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JOHN, Nicholas David resigned 2025-09-30; MILLER, Christopher resigned 2025-09-30

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1977-01-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 9c, A30 Business Park Lodge Way

Indian Queens

St. Columb

TR9 6FZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-16

Last: 2026-05-02