53 WOODSTOCK ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01824224 · ltd · incorporated 1984-06-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (71/100)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
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 · FRS 102| 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-12➕MCBRIDE, Fergus appointeddirector
- 2018-12-12➖BRUCE, Alastair Guy resigneddirector
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-01➕TEDALDI, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-03-15➖JOHNSON, Ian Matthew resigneddirector
- 2016-03-01➕MORSE, Jeremy Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-12-11➕BRUCE, Alastair Guy appointeddirector
- 2013-06-14➖DUGDALE, Susannah Jane resigneddirector
- 2012-09-17➖BENSON, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-14➖WEIR, Victoria Jane resigneddirector
- 2007-07-13➕BENSON, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-13➖WEIR, Victoria Jane resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-01➕DUGDALE, Susannah Jane appointeddirector
- 2005-12-12➖STEELS, Robert resigneddirector
- 2004-03-28➕JOHNSON, Ian Matthew appointeddirector
- 2003-11-28➖PAYNE, Julie Ann resigneddirector
- 2000-09-26➖BENSON, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2000-09-26➕WEIR, Victoria Jane appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-12➕STEELS, Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-02-12➕WEIR, Victoria Jane appointeddirector
- 1999-02-01➕BENSON, Susan appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-18➖MILNER, James resignedsecretary
- 1998-11-18➖MILNER, James resigneddirector
- 1997-10-27➕BENSON, Susan appointeddirector
- 1997-10-27➕MILNER, James appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-27➕PAYNE, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 1997-04-11➖MELLOR, Fiona Rachel resignedsecretary
- 1997-01-15➕MELLOR, Fiona Rachel appointedsecretary
- 1996-12-14➖WEIR, Victoria Jane resignedsecretary
- 1996-12-10➖MELLOR, Fiona Rachel resigneddirector
- 1996-12-09➖WHITESIDE, Gary resigneddirector
- 1996-09-16➕MILNER, James appointeddirector
- 1996-09-04➖MASKELL, Catherine S resigneddirector
- 1995-10-19➕WHITESIDE, Gary appointeddirector
- 1995-10-16➖MASKELL, Catherine S resignedsecretary
- 1995-10-16➕WEIR, Victoria Jane appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 1TIME EVENTS LTD→ 16348893 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 22 COTHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02677362 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| 29-31 ABBOTSFORD ROAD LIMITED→ 02393138 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| 2B INTL LTD→ 06712876 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 360 MENTORING LIMITED→ 14464105 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4 EMERY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 13411680 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 45 OAKFIELD ROAD LLP→ OC324046 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 5 ROYAL YORK VILLAS CLIFTON (MANAGEMENT) COMPANY LIMITED→ 02162625 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 5D SUSTAINABILITY LTD→ 16953129 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 613 FISHPONDS ROAD (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 06679512 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 63 WILLIAM STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 06583938 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 633 BATH ROAD BRISTOL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07789016 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Registered office
53 Woodstock Road
Redland
Bristol
BS6 7EW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)
BENSON, Susan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCBRIDE, Fergus→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-12-12
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MORSE, Jeremy Charles→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-01
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TEDALDI, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-01
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BENSON, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2012-09-17
BENSON, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2000-09-26
MASKELL, Catherine S→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-10-16
MELLOR, Fiona Rachel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-01-15 · resigned 1997-04-11
MILNER, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-27 · resigned 1998-11-18
WEIR, Victoria Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-26 · resigned 2007-07-13
WEIR, Victoria Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-10-16 · resigned 1996-12-14
BRUCE, Alastair Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-12-11 · resigned 2018-12-12
DUGDALE, Susannah Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2013-06-14
JOHNSON, Ian Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-03-28 · resigned 2016-03-15
MASKELL, Catherine S→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · resigned 1996-09-04
MELLOR, Fiona Rachel→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-10-16 · resigned 1996-12-10
MILNER, James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1996-09-16 · resigned 1998-11-18
PAYNE, Julie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1997-10-27 · resigned 2003-11-28
STEELS, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-02-12 · resigned 2005-12-12
WEIR, Victoria Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-02-12 · resigned 2007-11-14
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Recent filings (137 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-05