14/15 WOODSIDE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03078053 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2023-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2022-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2020-03-16
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  10. 2019-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2016-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2011-07-25
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    HAMILTON, Damon James resigned
    director
  17. 2006-03-24
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    HALLOWES, Rupert John Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2006-03-24
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    HAMILTON, Damon James appointed
    director
  19. 2006-03-07
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    PADLEY, Jane Elizabeth Gale resigned
    director
  20. 2004-03-19
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    HALLOWES, Rupert John Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-13
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    PADLEY, Jane Elizabeth Gale appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-12
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    COSSE, Jean-Philippe Carl-Yves resigned
    director
  23. 2002-05-04
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    LUDFORD THOMAS, Timothy Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-03
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    MOULT, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  25. 2001-09-08
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    MOULT, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  26. 2001-09-07
    ➖
    HAIRE, Jane resigned
    director
  27. 1998-02-12
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    COSSE, Jean-Philippe Carl-Yves appointed
    director
  28. 1998-02-11
    ➖
    LOGUE, Richard resigned
    director
  29. 1995-12-29
    ➖
    COLLETT, Alastair John Calvert resigned
    secretary
  30. 1995-11-18
    ➖
    COLLETT, Alastair John Calvert resigned
    director
  31. 1995-07-12
    ➕
    FORDYCE, Sandra Gay appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-07-12
    ➕
    FORDYCE, Sandra Gay appointed
    director
  33. 1995-07-12
    ➕
    LOGUE, Richard appointed
    director
  34. 1995-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 14/15 WOODSIDE LIMITED
  35. 1995-07-05
    ➕
    COLLETT, Alastair John Calvert appointed
    secretary
  36. 1995-07-05
    ➕
    COLLETT, Alastair John Calvert appointed
    director
  37. 1995-07-05
    ➕
    HAIRE, Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sandra Gay Fordyce
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/07/2016

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
Incorporated1995-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Third Floor Gateway House
Tollgate
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 3TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

FORDYCE, Sandra Gay→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORDYCE, Sandra Gay→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUDFORD THOMAS, Timothy Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLETT, Alastair John Calvert→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-05 · resigned 1995-12-29
Resigned
COLLETT, Alastair John Calvert→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-07-05 · resigned 1995-11-18
Resigned
COSSE, Jean-Philippe Carl-Yves→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-02-12 · resigned 2003-06-12
Resigned
HAIRE, Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-07-05 · resigned 2001-09-07
Resigned
HALLOWES, Rupert John Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-19 · resigned 2006-03-24
Resigned
HAMILTON, Damon James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-03-24 · resigned 2011-07-25
Resigned
LOGUE, Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-07-12 · resigned 1998-02-11
Resigned
MOULT, Jacqueline→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-09-08 · resigned 2002-05-03
Resigned
PADLEY, Jane Elizabeth Gale→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2006-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-16