GARRARDS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04051352 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-11
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 25.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees424600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2024-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-11
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    COLLERAN, Sean Anthony resigned
    director
  5. 2024-08-14
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2024-08-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  10. 2020-12-02
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  11. 2020-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-29
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  13. 2018-02-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-09-30
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    FAIRHURST, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2004-09-30
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    COLLERAN, Sean Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    MOORE, Karen Lesley appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    MOORE, Karen Lesley appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    MOORE, Robert James appointed
    director
  22. 2002-03-22
    ➖
    HALLIWELL, Jean resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-03-22
    ➖
    CHARLOTTE, Alexander resigned
    director
  24. 2001-09-06
    ➖
    CHARLOTTE, Alexander resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-09-06
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    HALLIWELL, Jean appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-08-26
    ➖
    CLELLAND, Melvyn resigned
    director
  27. 2000-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  28. 2000-09-18
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    CHARLOTTE, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-09-18
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-09-18
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    CHARLOTTE, Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2000-09-18
    ➕
    CLELLAND, Melvyn appointed
    director
  32. 2000-09-18
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2000-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GARRARDS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
  34. 2000-08-11
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2000-08-11
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

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

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Viewstone Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GARRARDS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
This company · 04051352

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Viewstone Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Robert James Moore
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood

Registered office

Pellon Lane Sawmills
Pellon Lane
Halifax
HX1 4PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

MOORE, Karen Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRHURST, Paul Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Karen Lesley→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Robert James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLOTTE, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-18 · resigned 2001-09-06
Resigned
HALLIWELL, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2002-03-22
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2000-09-18
Resigned
CHARLOTTE, Alexander→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-09-18 · resigned 2002-03-22
Resigned
CLELLAND, Melvyn→
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-09-18 · resigned 2001-08-26
Resigned
COLLERAN, Sean Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2024-10-11
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2000-09-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/12/2000—
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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19