7/8 WINDSOR PLACE TRUSTEE LTD
- · Oldest live charge 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 14.3y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-12-18📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2015-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Principality Building Society
- 2012-02-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Principality Building Society
- 2011-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 7/8 WINDSOR PLACE TRUSTEE LTD
- 2011-10-28➕GARDNER, Andrew Ralph appointeddirector
- 2011-10-28➕WEST, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John West Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew Ralph Gardner Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Principality Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/03/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Principality Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/02/2012 | — |