THE WYE AND USK FOUNDATION

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03343965 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-04-02

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

61 officers (12 active, 61 linked, 59 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

223 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	3400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (132 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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2025-09-29
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2025-07-29
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2025-06-30
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2025-03-21
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MCINTYRE, Anthea Elizabeth Joy appointed
director
2025-03-21
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EDWARDS, Rupert Timothy Guy resigned
director
2024-11-27
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2024-11-27
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2024-11-27
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2024-07-12
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TIMMIS, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2024-06-27
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BULLOUGH, William Arthur, Dr resigned
director
2024-03-25
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HARRISON, Helen Natalie resigned
director
2024-01-11
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officers · AP01
2023-12-19
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2023-12-19
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2023-11-24
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PYLE, Andrew John appointed
director
2023-11-24
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TAYLOR, Matthew James Newsum appointed
director
2023-11-24
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MORLEY, Christopher resigned
director
2023-10-13
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accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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2022-07-08
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2022-07-06
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officers · CH01
2022-07-04
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2022-06-24
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BENGOUGH, Jonathan Fiennes appointed
director
2022-06-24
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DE WINTON, Charles Beresford Parry appointed
director
2022-06-24
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BULLOUGH, William Arthur, Dr appointed
director
2021-12-01
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2021-12-01
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2021-11-01
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DARLING, Patrick James Auchinleck, Major resigned
director
2021-11-01
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MURRAY, Michael Ross resigned
director
2021-09-24
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accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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2021-07-19
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LLOYD, Patrick Thelwall resigned
director
2021-03-19
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HILLMAN, Fiona Margaret appointed
director
2021-03-19
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LAVERS, Anthony Robert Douglas, Dr appointed
director
2021-03-19
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NORMAN, Richard Laurence appointed
director
2021-03-19
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EDWARDS, Rupert Timothy Guy appointed
director
2020-11-30
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BLEARS, Roger William resigned
director
2020-10-30
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SAYER, Andrew John Rattray resigned
director
2020-08-08
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MARSH-SMITH, Stephen John, Dr resigned
secretary
2020-07-13
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WATERS, Kim Martin resigned
director
2019-07-12
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NORMAN, Anthony James resigned
director
2018-06-01
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JOHNSON, Alan Philip appointed
director
2017-06-23
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MAWLE, Guy William resigned
director
2016-11-04
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HORSBURGH, Peter John appointed
director
2016-11-04
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NEWINGTON-BRIDGES, Charles Simon George appointed
director
2016-06-29
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LINLEY-ADAMS, Guy Edward resigned
director
2016-06-29
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NORMAN, Anthony James appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Charles Ansell Evans Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-04-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Right Bank The Square

Talgarth

Brecon

LD3 0BW

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17