C & K WOOD (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04252828 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-16
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 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£30.38M
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £6,857,487
Turnover YoY
-8%
Year on year

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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Turnover£30.38M£32.89M
Gross profit£8.75M£9.84M
Operating profit£6.86M£8.55M
Profit before tax£6.86M£8.55M
Average employees900900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-01-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-07-21
    ➖
    LONGHURST, Tom resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-18
    ➕
    BENNETT-WHITELOCK, Annabel Lucy appointed
    director
  12. 2021-01-18
    ➕
    BINNS, Samantha Louise Savile appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-05-04
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    WOOD, Timothy Giles Savile resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    NORTON, Timothy John appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    WOOD, Timothy Giles Savile appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    NORTON, Timothy John resigned
    director
  24. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    WOOD, Timothy Giles Savile resigned
    director
  25. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    LONGHURST, Tom appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2001-09-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2001-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As C & K WOOD (U.K.) LIMITED
  29. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    BINNS, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-07-16
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    NORTON, Timothy John appointed
    director
  33. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    WOOD, Timothy Giles Savile appointed
    director
  34. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-07-16
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Mr Timothy John Norton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy Giles Savile Woodceased 04/05/2019· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2001-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

Hall Farm, Newton On Derwent
York
North Yorkshire
YO41 4DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

BINNS, Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT-WHITELOCK, Annabel Lucy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BINNS, Samantha Louise Savile→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTON, Timothy John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2001-07-16
Resigned
LONGHURST, Tom→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2021-07-21
Resigned
NORTON, Timothy John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
WOOD, Timothy Giles Savile→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2019-05-04
Resigned
WOOD, Timothy Giles Savile→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2001-07-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property10/09/200112/11/2005

Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-18