BILTON AND WOODFIELD COMMUNITY LIBRARY GROUP

🌳Matureactive

08030683 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-04-14

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£32.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Library activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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 £32,413

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£32k

↑ 4.5% YoY

Current Assets

£41k

↑ 2.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£37.9k	£36.0k
Current assets	£40.8k	£39.7k
Net assets	£32.4k	£31.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
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BOYD, Victoria Anne resigned
director
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
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BOYD, Victoria Anne appointed
director
2025-09-30
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officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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ROBERTS, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-16
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DIAMAND, Emily resigned
director
2024-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-13
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GOULD, Alan Jack, Dr appointed
director
2024-03-13
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WARREN, Wendy resigned
director
2023-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
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officers · AP01
2022-04-11
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HUNTER, Matthew James appointed
director
2021-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-27
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BOWN, Jonet Veronica resigned
director
2021-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-29
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BOWN, Jonet Veronica appointed
director
2018-07-09
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HODGSON, Alison Nicola resigned
director
2015-11-12
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JOYCE, Michael appointed
director
2013-09-03
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ROBERTS, Pamela Florence resigned
director
2012-11-05
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BROWN, Alec Christopher resigned
director
2012-10-02
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METCALFE, Kathleen Jean appointed
director
2012-10-02
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HODGSON, Alison Nicola appointed
director
2012-10-02
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ROBERTS, Pamela Florence appointed
director
2012-04-14
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Company incorporated
As BILTON AND WOODFIELD COMMUNITY LIBRARY GROUP
2012-04-14
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KNIGHT, Greta Bridie appointed
director
2012-04-14
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BROWN, Alec Christopher appointed
director
2012-04-14
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DIAMAND, Emily appointed
director
2012-04-14
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WARREN, Wendy appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2012-04-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91011 — Library activities

Registered office

Oak Beck House

Woodfield Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4HZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22