ANCIENT WOOD TRUST

🌳Matureactive
08688236 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-09-12
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-07-02
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    BROWNING, Rupert Timothy resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-07-02
    ➖
    BROWNING, Rupert Timothy resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-09-07
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    DAWSON, Kim appointed
    director
  13. 2021-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-11-06
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    COLLETT, Michela appointed
    director
  18. 2019-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-10-11
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    SMITH, Helen Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2019-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-09-16
    ➕
    BROWNING, Rupert Timothy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2019-09-16
    ➕
    BROWNING, Rupert Timothy appointed
    director
  24. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-07-05
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    SMITH, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  26. 2013-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ANCIENT WOOD TRUST
  27. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Gary Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    MEIER, Stuart Alexander appointed
    director
  29. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    ROGERS, Gillian 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — 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 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Alexander Meier
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
—25–50%25-50% voting12/09/2016
Mr Gary Anthony Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
—25–50%25-50% voting12/09/2016
Mrs Gillian Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1934 · age 92
—25–50%25-50% voting12/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Mary Smithceased 21/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Wyndham House
Coppice Way
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 4NN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

COLLETT, Michela→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, Kim→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Gary Anthony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIER, Stuart Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, Gillian→
director · ~92y · appointed 2013-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWNING, Rupert Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-16 · resigned 2025-07-02
Resigned
BROWNING, Rupert Timothy→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-09-16 · resigned 2025-07-02
Resigned
SMITH, Helen Mary→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2019-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-04