A.J. WOOD LIMITED

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04866013 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-14
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£29.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,260
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,745 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£45.4k£36.0k
Current assets£22.0k£35.8k
Net assets£29.3k£36.0k

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

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-08-18
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    WOOD, Joseph appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-08-18
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    WOOD, Alan Joseph appointed
    director
  18. 2003-08-18
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    WOOD, Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2003-08-18
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-08-18
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2003-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J. WOOD LIMITED
  22. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-08-14
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Alan Joseph Wood
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/08/2016
Mr Joseph Wood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1941 · age 85
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

33 Lime Street
Farnworth
Bolton
Lancashire
BL4 8AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WOOD, Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Alan Joseph→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Joseph→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-18
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30