WOODVILLE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04538134 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 9 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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  3. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-21
    CRAMPTON, Phillip resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-04
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-09-04
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  12. 2025-09-04
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    officers · CH04
  13. 2025-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-05-23
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  15. 2024-02-01
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  16. 2024-02-01
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  17. 2024-02-01
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  18. 2024-02-01
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  19. 2024-02-01
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  20. 2024-02-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2024-01-25
    Q1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2024-01-25
    LIV (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2023-01-03
    LIV (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2023-01-03
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  26. 2021-11-21
    NEILD, Kenneth Charles resigned
    director
  27. 2020-09-29
    BELL, Christopher James resigned
    secretary
  28. 2018-01-29
    CRAMPTON, Phillip appointed
    director
  29. 2017-11-16
    MIDDLETON, Leslie resigned
    director
  30. 2017-01-05
    BELL, Christopher James appointed
    secretary
  31. 2017-01-05
    SEDDON, Keith resigned
    secretary
  32. 2016-10-19
    BOYES, Colin appointed
    director
  33. 2016-10-07
    SEDDON, Keith resigned
    director
  34. 2009-02-10
    MACLEAN, Pauline Theresa resigned
    secretary
  35. 2009-02-10
    SEDDON, Keith appointed
    secretary
  36. 2007-08-17
    BRAYSHAW, Mary resigned
    director
  37. 2007-07-04
    NEILD, Kenneth Charles appointed
    director
  38. 2006-09-08
    BELL, Christopher James appointed
    director
  39. 2006-08-21
    BRAYSHAW, Mary appointed
    director
  40. 2006-08-07
    RUDINGS, Stephen Harold appointed
    director
  41. 2006-06-14
    MIDDLETON, Leslie appointed
    director
  42. 2005-06-06
    CORBIN, John Richard resigned
    secretary
  43. 2005-06-06
    MACLEAN, Pauline Theresa appointed
    secretary
  44. 2004-12-14
    BOWEN, Ian Stanley resigned
    secretary
  45. 2004-12-14
    CORBIN, John Richard appointed
    secretary
  46. 2004-07-29
    ALI, Syed Zahid resigned
    director
  47. 2004-07-28
    SEDDON, Keith appointed
    director
  48. 2002-09-20
    BOWEN, Ian Stanley appointed
    secretary
  49. 2002-09-20
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 2002-09-20
    ALI, Syed Zahid appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Thamesbourne Lodge
Station Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

Q1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-01-25
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Active
BELL, Christopher James
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-09-08
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Active
BOYES, Colin
director · ~89y · appointed 2016-10-19
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Active
RUDINGS, Stephen Harold
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-08-07
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Active
BELL, Christopher James
secretary · appointed 2017-01-05 · resigned 2020-09-29
Resigned
BOWEN, Ian Stanley
secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2004-12-14
Resigned
CORBIN, John Richard
secretary · appointed 2004-12-14 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned
MACLEAN, Pauline Theresa
secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2009-02-10
Resigned
SEDDON, Keith
secretary · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned
LIV (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-03 · resigned 2024-01-25
Resigned
MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned
ALI, Syed Zahid
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2004-07-29
Resigned
BRAYSHAW, Mary
director · ~92y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2007-08-17
Resigned
CRAMPTON, Phillip
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2025-10-21
Resigned
MIDDLETON, Leslie
director · ~95y · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2017-11-16
Resigned
NEILD, Kenneth Charles
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2021-11-21
Resigned
SEDDON, Keith
director · ~95y · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2025-09-04
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2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23