WOODWINDS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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04482383 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-10
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees2200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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  2. 2024-10-03
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2023-05-02
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  5. 2022-11-15
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  6. 2022-05-10
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  7. 2021-10-18
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  8. 2021-07-13
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  9. 2020-10-01
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  10. 2019-09-26
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  11. 2018-11-27
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  12. 2018-04-11
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  13. 2017-04-06
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  14. 2017-04-04
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  15. 2014-06-23
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    ROBERTS, Susan Mary resigned
    director
  16. 2006-12-01
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    LE BRUN, Karen appointed
    director
  17. 2006-12-01
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    ROBERTS, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2004-02-11
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    LE BRUN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-02-11
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    POULTER, Janet Alison resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-02-11
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    KERRISON, Leslie resigned
    director
  21. 2004-02-11
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Susan Mary appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-31
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    CHIPPING, James David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-31
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    POULTER, Janet Alison appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-31
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    CHIPPING, David Frederick resigned
    director
  25. 2003-03-31
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    KERRISON, Leslie appointed
    director
  26. 2003-03-31
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    KITSON, Sharon Lisa resigned
    director
  27. 2002-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODWINDS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  28. 2002-07-10
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    CHIPPING, James David appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-07-10
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-07-10
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-07-10
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    CHIPPING, David Frederick appointed
    director
  32. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    KITSON, Sharon Lisa appointed
    director
  33. 2002-07-10
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-07-10
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Lebrun
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Miss Amanda Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

8 Kingland Drive
Milverton
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 6BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-20
Last: 2026-07-06

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

LE BRUN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LE BRUN, Karen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Amanda Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHIPPING, James David→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
POULTER, Janet Alison→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned
CHIPPING, David Frederick→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
KERRISON, Leslie→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned
KITSON, Sharon Lisa→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Susan Mary→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2014-06-23
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01