1-8 WOODLANDS (PR) MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07021740 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). 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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,732
Net assets shrinking
Down £190 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.7k | £4.9k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £4.7k | £4.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-09-14➖HORNBY, Richard William James, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2012-09-14➖LEVER, Frank Peter resigneddirector
- 2011-08-04➕GRANT, Ian appointeddirector
- 2011-08-04➕GUMMER, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2011-08-04➕MOORBY, Jean appointeddirector
- 2009-11-07➕HORNBY, Richard William James, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-11-07➖KELFORD, Robert Stephen resigneddirector
- 2009-11-07➕LEVER, Frank Peter appointeddirector
- 2009-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 1-8 WOODLANDS (PR) MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2009-09-17➕KELFORD, Robert Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
6 Woodlands
Princes Risborough
Buckinghamshire
HP27 0BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
GUMMER, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORBY, Jean→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2011-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HORNBY, Richard William James, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-11-07 · resigned 2012-09-14
KELFORD, Robert Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2009-11-07
LEVER, Frank Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2009-11-07 · resigned 2012-09-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (52 total)
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2025-09-24
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2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-26