WOOD I.T.C. LTD.

🌳Matureactive
06566228 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-15
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£306.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
59 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £306,542
Cash YoY
+229%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£112k
↑ 229% YoY
Net Worth
£307k
↑ 137% YoY
Current Assets
£534k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£107k£214k£321k£428k£534kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£307.7k£202.7k
Current assets£534.5k£276.4k
Cash£111.9k£34.1k
Debtors£422.5k£242.3k
Net assets£306.5k£129.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-04-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Octopus Investments Limited
  3. 2025-12-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-12-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-12-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2025-12-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-23
    ➖
    MEADOWCROFT, Stephen Neil resigned
    director
  15. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-31
    ➖
    WOOD, Stephen Colin resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-04-23
    ➕
    SMITH, Rachael Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2019-04-23
    ➕
    MEADOWCROFT, Stephen Neil appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-28
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  23. 2019-01-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2018-05-21
    ➕
    HUGHES, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2008-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WOOD I.T.C. LTD.
  29. 2008-04-15
    ➕
    WOOD, David Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2008-04-15
    ➕
    WOOD, Stephen Colin appointed
    director

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
  • +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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Nebular Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Nebular Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
WOOD I.T.C. LTD.
This company · 06566228

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nebular Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Stephen Woodceased 21/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2008-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

7 St. Petersgate
Stockport
SK1 1EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HUGHES, Paul Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Rachael Marie→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, David Stephen→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEADOWCROFT, Stephen Neil→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-04-23 · resigned 2021-07-23
Resigned
WOOD, Stephen Colin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-04-15 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Octopus Investments
Octopus Investments Limited
A registered charge—01/04/2026—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—22/01/201919/12/2025
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/10/201519/12/2025
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01