B WOOD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05159531 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£24.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £24,462
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 291% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £213.1k | £204.0k |
| Current assets | £42.4k | £10.9k |
| Cash | £8.9k | £7.0k |
| Debtors | £1.5k | £3.9k |
| Net assets | £24.5k | £17.3k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-23➖WOOD, Brenda Pauline resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-23➖WOOD, Brenda Pauline resigneddirector
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs B WOOD LIMITED
- 2004-06-22➕WOOD, Barry Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-06-22➕WOOD, Brenda Pauline appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-22➕ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-22➖ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-22➕WOOD, Brenda Pauline appointeddirector
- 2004-06-22➕ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-22➖ABERGAN REED LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Robert Wood Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Brenda Pauline Woodceased 01/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Active · Agriculture · PR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & ADAM HOLDINGS LTD→ 15291953 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A&L WALLING LIMITED→ 13926793 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANGLIA GROWING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→ 09236845 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| APPLECAST LIMITED→ 05758480 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AQUALIFE (LEYLAND) LIMITED→ 04931980 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ARB CONSULTANTS LTD→ 06082066 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ARISTACAZ LIMITED→ 13877207 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BALMER FARRIERY LTD→ 16368177 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BANNISTER HOUSE FISHERIES LTD→ 03701075 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| BAYBUTT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 07602013 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BEATO HOLDINGS LTD→ 09750468 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BEELEY TREE SERVICES LTD→ 10649734 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Balls Farm
Brook Lane Little Hoole
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 5JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WOOD, Barry Robert→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Brenda Pauline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2024-09-23
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2004-06-22
WOOD, Brenda Pauline→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2024-09-23
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2004-06-22
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Recent filings (55 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22