A D WILLSHER MACHINERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08250825 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-12
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-04
    ➖
    DYER + CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-01-09
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    WILLSHER, Pauline Helen appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A D WILLSHER MACHINERY LIMITED
  20. 2012-10-12
    ➕
    WILLSHER, Albert David appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-12
    ➕
    DYER + CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLSHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Albert David Willsher
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/10/2016
Mrs Pauline Helen Willsher
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/10/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Lakeview Stables Lower St. Clere
Kemsing
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 6NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WILLSHER, Albert David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLSHER, Pauline Helen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DYER + CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-12 · resigned 2023-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01