A. & I. WOODHOUSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01445216 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-11-07
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    WOODHOUSE, Irene resigned
    director
  9. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-06-27
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-05-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-09
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-03-09
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-01-22
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    WOODHOUSE, Irene resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-09-09
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    WOODHOUSE, Donald resigned
    director
  19. 2003-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 1994-04-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 1994-04-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  22. 1980-03-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Irene Woodhouse
  23. 1979-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A. & I. WOODHOUSE LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOODHOUSE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Anthony Woodhouse
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control25/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1979-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

First Floor
Rosemount House, Huddersfield Road
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 0EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WOODHOUSE, Anthony→
director · ~73y
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Active
WOODHOUSE, Irene→
secretary · resigned 2014-01-22
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Donald→
director · ~106y · resigned 2013-09-09
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Irene→
director · ~104y · resigned 2020-11-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/04/199423/08/2003
satisfied
Irene Woodhouse
£13,0001 property04/03/198029/04/1994

Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01