WHITEHEAD RESTORATION LTD

🌳Matureactive
08936769 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees221900

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-20
    TOWERS, Simon appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-04-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-10-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2022-10-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2022-09-27
    COLLIER, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2022-07-15
    WALSH, Michael John Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2022-07-15
    WALSH, Michael John appointed
    director
  20. 2022-07-15
    WALSH, Sean appointed
    director
  21. 2022-07-15
    LEWSLEY, John Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2022-07-15
    MCFARLANE, Michelle resigned
    director
  23. 2022-07-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2022-07-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2022-07-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  26. 2022-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2022-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2022-07-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2022-07-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2021-06-30
    LEWSLEY, John Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2021-06-30
    TOWERS, Simon resigned
    director
  32. 2015-09-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Viridor Waste Exeter Limited (01403771)
  33. 2014-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WHITEHEAD RESTORATION LTD
  34. 2014-03-13
    MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
    director
  35. 2014-03-13
    TOWERS, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Green Earth Developments (Group) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Green Earth Developments (Group) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
WHITEHEAD RESTORATION LTD
This company · 08936769

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Green Earth Developments (Group) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/07/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Npl Waste Management Holdings Ltdceased 15/07/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 15/07/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Astley House Lower Green Lane
Astley
Manchester
M29 7JZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

COLLIER, Mark Andrew
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-09-27
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Active
TOWERS, Simon
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-02-20
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Active
WALSH, Michael John Joseph
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-15
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Active
WALSH, Michael John
director · ~78y · appointed 2022-07-15
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Active
WALSH, Sean
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-07-15
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Active
LEWSLEY, John Charles
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2022-07-15
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Michelle
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-13 · resigned 2022-07-15
Resigned
TOWERS, Simon
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-13 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Viridor Waste Exeter (01403771)
Viridor Waste Exeter Limited (01403771)
A registered charge6 properties28/09/201511/10/2022

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06