A & A WOODFORD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01727326 · ltd · incorporated 1983-05-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-07➕WARREN, Ann Kathleen appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-07➖WARREN, Alan Michael resignedsecretary
- 1983-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A & A WOODFORD LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Michael Warren Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/02/2021 |
Mrs Ann Kathleen Warren Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/02/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- A. & A. 2000 Limitedceased 03/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · IG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16254532 LIMITED→ 16254532 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 16261246 LTD→ 16261246 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 247 PROVISIONS LTD→ 14498506 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 360 ACES LTD→ 16293211 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 388 DIRECT LTD→ 09087521 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 4 DOTS LTD→ 14541189 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4S4 LTD→ 13776913 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 5BRAINS LTD→ 16944534 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&A EVENT CREATIONS LTD→ 15661909 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A&A FOOD SERVICES LIMITED→ 14994794 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A1 WHOLESALE LTD→ 16292455 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A2Z SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16294443 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
3rd Floor
Crown House 151 High Road
Loughton
Essex
IG10 4LG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WARREN, Ann Kathleen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
WARREN, Alan Michael→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-07-07
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-17