WHYBROW COMMERCIAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02155295 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-17

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 32.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (5 active, 25 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

164 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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
Average employees	8	800

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 change-of-name
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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HAZELL, James Alexander appointed
director
2026-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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BARLOW, Scott James appointed
director
2025-07-04
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LUCKMAN, Gary Neil resigned
director
2025-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
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DODDS, Ewan Christopher Cameron resigned
director
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-01
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-31
➕
BERESFORD, Alex appointed
director
2022-05-31
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BERESFORD, Paul Charles appointed
director
2022-05-31
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LUCKMAN, Gary Neil appointed
director
2022-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-11-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-11-10
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FOWLER, Fiona Marianne resigned
secretary
2016-11-10
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FOWLER, Fiona Marianne resigned
director
2016-10-29
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MCLEOD, Andrew Robert Maxwell resigned
director
2016-03-01
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REDDEN, Jamie Bartholomew appointed
director
2014-06-02
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HUGHES, Graham Arthur resigned
director
2013-07-18
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FOWLER, Fiona Marianne appointed
director
2013-02-04
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HUGHES, Graham Arthur appointed
director
2012-10-05
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COKER, Ellen resigned
secretary
2012-10-05
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FOWLER, Fiona Marianne appointed
secretary
2012-09-30
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HURLEY, Kevin Richard resigned
director
2012-07-21
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HURLEY, Kevin Richard appointed
director
2012-07-20
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BARLOW, Scott James resigned
director
2012-07-10
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COKER, Ellen appointed
secretary
2012-07-09
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DAVIES, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2012-05-29
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DAVIES, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2012-04-30
➖
SIMPSON, Andrew George resigned
secretary
2011-07-20
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MCLEOD, Andrew Robert Maxwell appointed
director
2011-06-30
➖
WESTON, Robert Edward resigned
director
2011-01-12
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BARLOW, Scott James appointed
director
2008-07-31
➖
WHYBROW, Roger Watson resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+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

25/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BERESFORD, Alex (same surname) appointed 2022-05-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-16: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Beresford Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Beresford Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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WHYBROW COMMERCIAL LIMITED

This company · 02155295

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
Beresford Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/05/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ewan Christopher Cameron Doddsceased 31/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Jamie Bartholomew Reddenceased 20/12/2021· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-08-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

2 De Grey Road

Colchester

CO4 5YQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05

Last: 2025-06-21