CURTIS WOOL DIRECT LIMITED

📉Decliningactive

01471011 · ltd · incorporated 1980-01-04

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.

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "declining"

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 34.6y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 34.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

38 officers (9 active, 38 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,339,715

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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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Profit before tax	£1.34M	£2.95M
Average employees	1200	1200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2025-09-05
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accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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officers · AP01
2024-04-05
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officers · AP01
2024-04-05
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officers · TM01
2024-04-05
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officers · TM01
2024-04-04
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NORRIS, Richard appointed
director
2024-04-04
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STRIDE, Per appointed
director
2024-04-04
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GISBOURNE, David Nigel resigned
director
2024-04-04
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HØEG, Erik Steinar resigned
director
2023-06-26
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officers · AP01
2023-06-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-12
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FJELDHEIM, Rolf Gjermund appointed
director
2023-06-12
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DAUGAARD, Knud Peder resigned
director
2023-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
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officers · AP01
2022-06-14
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MELING, Siv appointed
director
2022-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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IRELAND, Kirsty appointed
director
2021-09-06
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officers · AP01
2021-06-15
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accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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LINNES, Kai resigned
director
2020-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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capital · SH19
2018-12-20
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legacy
capital · SH20
2018-03-01
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CURTIS, Simon Wesley resigned
director
2016-03-29
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SÆVIK, Kristian Håvard appointed
director
2016-03-29
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CURTIS, Martin Maclean resigned
director
2016-03-29
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GISBOURNE, David Nigel appointed
director
2016-03-29
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HØEG, Erik Steinar appointed
director
2016-03-29
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SOLLERUD, Morten resigned
director
2015-06-25
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LAJORD, Kristin Bakke resigned
director
2013-09-23
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LAJORD, Kristin Bakke appointed
director
2013-09-23
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SOLLERUD, Morten appointed
director
2013-07-03
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Charge satisfied #5
2013-01-18
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CURTIS, Martin Maclean appointed
director
2013-01-18
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CURTIS, Simon Wesley appointed
director
2013-01-02
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HOLGATE, Tim appointed
secretary
2013-01-02
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CURTIS, Simon Wesley resigned
secretary
2013-01-02
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CURTIS, Martin Maclean resigned
director
2013-01-02
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CURTIS, Simon Wesley resigned
director
2011-11-15
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-11-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2011-10-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Dnb Nor Bank Asa, London Branch
2010-03-01
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HOLGATE, Timothy Lloyd appointed
director
2007-12-31
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ISBECQUE, Daniel Andre appointed
director
2004-12-17
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CURTIS, Simon Wesley appointed
secretary
2004-12-17
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GAIR, Maxwell Stuart resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Curtis Wool Direct Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Curtis Wool Direct Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CURTIS WOOL DIRECT LIMITED

This company · 01471011

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Curtis Wool Direct Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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

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7 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

Incorporated1980-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Lawrence House

Dowley Gap Business Park

Bingley

West Yorkshire

BD16 1WA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20