F.W.P. (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07226368 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-16
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,635
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.6k |
| Cash | £24.6k |
| Net assets | £-1.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-15📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-02➖COWMAN, Simon Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2012-07-24➕POLLARD, Nona Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-24➕COWMAN, Richard Leslie appointeddirector
- 2012-07-24➕POLLARD, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-07-24➕TAYLOR, Claire Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs F.W.P. (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
- 2010-04-16➕COWMAN, Simon Nicholas 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 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-08
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| FEENEY WOODLANDS LTD→ 15364748 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FISHWELL LEISURE LIMITED→ 08474804 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FIVE ACRE FARM CROWTON LTD→ 16761632 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120
Registered office
Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-08OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-25
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
POLLARD, Nona Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-07-24
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COWMAN, Richard Leslie→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2012-07-24
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POLLARD, James Robert→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-24
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TAYLOR, Claire Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-07-24
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COWMAN, Simon Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-04-16 · resigned 2020-06-02
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Recent filings (55 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-25