A.C. WOOD (SPECIALITY FIBRES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01327140 · ltd · incorporated 1977-08-25

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	11	1300

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
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WOOD, Tabitha Jane Isobel appointed
director
2023-03-23
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WOOD, Betty resigned
director
2023-03-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-05
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WOOD, Benjamin Arthur James appointed
director
2013-01-04
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WOOD, Sarah Joanne appointed
secretary
2013-01-04
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MILES, Ronald John resigned
secretary
2010-01-04
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MILES, Ronald John appointed
secretary
2009-12-08
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WOOD, James David resigned
secretary
2009-12-08
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WOOD, James David resigned
director
2001-12-31
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HICKSON, Kenneth resigned
secretary
2001-12-31
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WOOD, James David appointed
secretary
2001-03-01
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WOOD, Sarah Joanne appointed
director
1977-08-25
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Company incorporated
As A.C. WOOD (SPECIALITY FIBRES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WOOD, Tabitha Jane Isobel (same surname) appointed 2023-03-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Clifford Wood Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Betty Wood Individual · British · DOB 03/1934 · age 92	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Peter William Geldeard Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	27/03/2025

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

Incorporated1977-08-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

15 Bradford Business Park

Kings Gate

Bradford

BD1 4SJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last: 2025-06-13