WM ACQUISITIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS LTD

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08941452 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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 change-of-name
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 change-of-name
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    WRIGHT, Niki Anne appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As WM ACQUISITIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  17. 2014-03-17
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-07-17: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Wright
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/03/2017
Mrs Niki Anne Wright
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/11/2023

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
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Mercer House
15 High Street
Redbourn
Herts
AL3 7LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WRIGHT, Andrew→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-03-17
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Active
WRIGHT, Niki Anne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-03-19
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29