W H IRELAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02002044 · ltd · incorporated 1986-03-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
88 officers (3 active, 88 linked, 81 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
344 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 8 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24➕CLUBB, Jonathan Mark Gordon appointeddirector
- 2026-03-24➕HALL, Tim Julian Dalton appointeddirector
- 2026-03-24➕TANDAN, Saurav appointeddirector
- 2026-03-24➖JACKSON, Simon James resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-24➖JACKSON, Simon James resigneddirector
- 2026-03-24➖WALE, Phillip Andrew resigneddirector
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-09➖MOORE, Simon Alick resigneddirector
- 2025-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-04➖STRAN, Garry George resigneddirector
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-12➕JACKSON, Simon James appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-11➖MITCHELL, Katy Louise resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-15➖LOUGH, Simon Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2023-11-15➕MOORE, Simon Alick appointeddirector
- 2023-11-15➖SINCLAIR, Helen Rachelle resigneddirector
- 2023-11-15➕STRAN, Garry George appointeddirector
- 2023-11-15➖WOOD, Thomas Francis resigneddirector
- 2022-04-25➖SHELLEY, Philip John resigneddirector
- 2022-02-14➕JACKSON, Simon James appointeddirector
- 2022-01-31➖FORD, Stephen Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2021-12-31➖TANSEY, Philip resigneddirector
- 2021-09-30➖BUCHANAN, Alistair George resigneddirector
- 2021-09-20➕WOOD, Thomas Francis appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12➖RAFFE, Victoria Genevieve resigneddirector
- 2021-05-04➕SINCLAIR, Helen Rachelle appointeddirector
- 2020-08-06➕FORD, Stephen Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19➖STEEL, Timothy Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-12-31➖LEE, Richard Elliot Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-12-18➕BUCHANAN, Alistair George appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 193 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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·5 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: JACKSON, Simon James resigned 2026-03-24; JACKSON, Simon James resigned 2026-03-24; MOORE, Simon Alick resigned 2026-01-09
Group structure
Wh Ireland Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wh Ireland Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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W H IRELAND LIMITED
This company · 02002044
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wh Ireland Group Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
24 Martin Lane
London
EC4R 0DR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (3 active · 85 resigned)
CLUBB, Jonathan Mark Gordon→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-03-24
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HALL, Tim Julian Dalton→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2026-03-24
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TANDAN, Saurav→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-24
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ASHFORD, Derek Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-17 · resigned 2005-11-30
BATE, Daniel Llywelyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-01-11 · resigned 2014-03-28
FRAME, Michael Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2010-01-11
HAMLYN, John Michael→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-04-25
HEATH, Robert Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-25 · resigned 1999-02-17
JACKSON, Simon James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-07-12 · resigned 2026-03-24
MITCHELL, Katy Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2024-07-11
AMES, Leslie Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-08-28 · resigned 2011-03-25
ASHFORD, Derek Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-01-11 · resigned 2007-08-03
BARLOW, Douglas Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2006-01-10
BEEVERS, Wilfrid Laurie→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-05-10 · resigned 2009-05-20
BISHOP, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1994-08-01 · resigned 2006-01-10
BUCHANAN, Alistair George→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-12-18 · resigned 2021-09-30
BURCHELL, John William→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2008-05-30
CAREY, Jonathan Hugh David→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-03-22 · resigned 2019-05-13
CARROLL, Audrey Lauri→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2001-01-24 · resigned 2006-01-10
COFMAN NICORESTI, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2007-03-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/07/2011 | 21/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | The International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland | Charge | 1 property | 19/04/1993 | 21/05/2024 |
Recent filings (344 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-25