12-24 WHEATSHEAF FREEHOLD MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive

05533678 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-11

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£69.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £69,686

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£70k

Current Assets

£71k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30
Total assets	£70.7k
Current assets	£70.5k
Net assets	£69.7k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-28
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GLASS, Robert Paul appointed
director
2025-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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STOCKTON, Richard resigned
director
2025-05-07
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accounts · AA01
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
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officers · AP01
2020-02-20
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COOMBS, Harold Martyn appointed
director
2019-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-08
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officers · TM02
2018-08-01
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MELTON, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2017-08-08
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WHITE, Gerald appointed
director
2017-08-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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SMITH, Margery Elizabeth Wilson resigned
director
2013-01-30
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MCCARTHY, Patrick resigned
director
2013-01-30
➖
WATSON, Richard Nicholls resigned
director
2011-07-19
➖
SCOTT, Terence George resigned
director
2011-04-30
➖
MELING, Margaret Mary resigned
director
2010-01-28
➕
MELING, Margaret Mary appointed
director
2010-01-28
➕
SMITH, Margery Elizabeth Wilson appointed
director
2008-10-30
➕
MCCARTHY, Patrick appointed
director
2008-10-30
➕
WATSON, Richard Nicholls appointed
director
2008-06-05
➕
STOCKTON, Richard appointed
director
2007-10-17
➖
KINGSTON PROPERTY SERVICES resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-07-01
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KINGSTON PROPERTY SERVICES appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-04-26
➕
MELTON, James appointed
director
2007-04-26
➕
MELTON, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2007-04-26
➖
BELL, Paul Renney resigned
director
2007-04-26
➕
SCOTT, Terence George appointed
director
2007-04-25
➖
LAING, Carol Mary resigned
secretary
2007-04-25
➖
LAING, Ian resigned
director
2005-08-11
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Company incorporated
As 12-24 WHEATSHEAF FREEHOLD MANAGEMENT LTD
2005-08-11
➕
LAING, Carol Mary appointed
secretary
2005-08-11
➕
BELL, Paul Renney appointed
director
2005-08-11
➕
LAING, Ian appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Melton Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/07/2016

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

Incorporated2005-08-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98200 — Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

12-24 Wheatsheaf Court

Sunderland

SR6 0RF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-20

Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

COOMBS, Harold Martyn→

director · ~71y · appointed 2020-02-20

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Active

GLASS, Robert Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 2026-04-28

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Active

MELTON, James→

director · ~79y · appointed 2007-04-26

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Active

WHITE, Gerald→

director · ~78y · appointed 2017-08-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAING, Carol Mary→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2007-04-25

Resigned

MELTON, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2018-08-01

Resigned

KINGSTON PROPERTY SERVICES→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2007-10-17

Resigned

BELL, Paul Renney→

director · ~81y · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2007-04-26

Resigned

LAING, Ian→

director · ~87y · appointed 2005-08-11 · resigned 2007-04-25

Resigned

MCCARTHY, Patrick→

director · ~90y · appointed 2008-10-30 · resigned 2013-01-30

Resigned

MELING, Margaret Mary→

director · ~81y · appointed 2010-01-28 · resigned 2011-04-30

Resigned

SCOTT, Terence George→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2011-07-19

Resigned

SMITH, Margery Elizabeth Wilson→

director · ~81y · appointed 2010-01-28 · resigned 2016-05-03

Resigned

STOCKTON, Richard→

director · ~86y · appointed 2008-06-05 · resigned 2025-09-01

Resigned

WATSON, Richard Nicholls→

director · ~91y · appointed 2008-10-30 · resigned 2013-01-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

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2025-10-30

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2025-09-03

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-07

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2025-05-07

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2024-08-08

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2024-08-08

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2023-08-09

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2023-08-09

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2022-08-14

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2022-08-14

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2021-08-13

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2021-08-13

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2020-08-12

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-12