WYCHWOOD FOREST TRUST LTD

🌳Matureactive

04093088 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-10-19

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 Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

31 officers (9 active, 31 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 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

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2025-11-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-12
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officers · AP01
2025-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-01
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SMITH, Anne Jacqueline appointed
director
2025-10-31
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STJOHN, Harry resigned
director
2024-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
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LORD, Richard Denyer appointed
director
2024-11-16
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PEARSON, Rosanna appointed
director
2024-11-16
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ASTOR, David Waldorf resigned
director
2024-11-16
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ASTOR, Henry Waldorf resigned
director
2023-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-16
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DAVIES, Samantha Louise appointed
director
2022-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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NOBLE, Roy resigned
director
2022-08-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
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BARNES, Cynthia Sweeney resigned
director
2021-06-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
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KERR, Martin Graham resigned
secretary
2018-11-29
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LORD, Richard Denyer resigned
director
2018-11-06
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ASTOR, David Waldorf appointed
director
2018-05-01
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CHARTRES, Andrea Mary Chaffey resigned
secretary
2018-05-01
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KERR, Martin Graham appointed
secretary
2017-11-30
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WARNER, Robert Henry appointed
director
2017-11-30
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WILKINSON, Ian Gerald appointed
director
2017-08-31
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BARNES, Michael Richard resigned
director
2017-08-31
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LILLY, John Anthony resigned
director
2016-12-07
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CROCKER, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2016-12-07
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NEWMAN, Roger David appointed
director
2016-11-30
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STAVELEY, Lucy Anna appointed
director
2014-11-30
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MOTTRAM, Nick resigned
secretary
2014-11-18
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ASTOR, Henry Waldorf appointed
director
2014-11-18
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BARNES, Cynthia Sweeney appointed
director
2014-06-17
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CHARTRES, Andrea Mary Chaffey appointed
secretary
2014-01-23
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ASHWORTH, Stephen John resigned
director
2012-11-14
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DREW, Michael resigned
director
2011-11-29
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BARNES, Michael Richard appointed
director
2011-08-05
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MOTTRAM, Nick appointed
secretary
2011-07-08
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FOX, Stuart John resigned
secretary
2010-11-24
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STJOHN, Harry appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-10-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Woodgreen Wodc

Woodgreen, New Yatt Road

Witney

Oxfordshire

OX28 1NB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-02

Last: 2025-10-19