WILLOUGHBY (481) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05097420 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-06➕LANSDOWN, Amy Frances appointeddirector
- 2011-12-06➖LANSDOWN, Stephen Philip resigneddirector
- 2011-07-21➖BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan resigneddirector
- 2011-07-21➖COLES, John Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-02-13➕LANSDOWN, Jon Stephen appointeddirector
- 2009-02-13➕LANSDOWN, Stephen Philip appointeddirector
- 2009-02-09➖BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan resignedsecretary
- 2009-01-13➖POOLE, Michael Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-25➕POOLE, Michael Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-11➕BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-11➖WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-08-11➕BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan appointeddirector
- 2004-08-11➕COLES, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-08-11➖WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2004-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs WILLOUGHBY (481) LIMITED
- 2004-04-07➕WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-07➕WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities
Registered office
66 Ashton Road
Bristol
BS3 2EJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
LANSDOWN, Amy Frances→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2011-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANSDOWN, Jon Stephen→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2009-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2009-02-09
POOLE, Michael Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2009-01-13
WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2004-08-11
BUTTERFIELD, Christopher Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2011-07-21
COLES, John Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2011-07-21
LANSDOWN, Stephen Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2011-12-06
WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2004-08-11
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-21