A1 WOODGREEN RETAIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09303380 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.4 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,966
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,079 YoY
Cash YoY
+287%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£93k
↑ 287% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£194k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £271.9k | £277.9k |
| Current assets | £193.5k | £124.6k |
| Cash | £92.7k | £24.0k |
| Debtors | £10.6k | £11.1k |
| Net assets | £8.0k | £19.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-23➖MALARANPAN, Maheswaran resigneddirector
- 2024-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-01➕MALARANPAN, Maheswaran appointeddirector
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-02-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-07-10➕MALARANPAN, Maheswaran appointeddirector
- 2015-12-01➖MALARANPAN, Maheswaran resigneddirector
- 2014-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 WOODGREEN RETAIL LIMITED
- 2014-11-10➕BAKEIRATHAN, Mahendran appointeddirector
- 2014-11-10➕MALARANPAN, Maheswaran appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Geethanjali Malaranpan Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mahendran Bakeirathanceased 25/04/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
238 High Road
London
N22 8HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BAKEIRATHAN, Mahendran→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-11-10
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MALARANPAN, Maheswaran→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-01
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MALARANPAN, Maheswaran→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2024-04-23
MALARANPAN, Maheswaran→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-10 · resigned 2015-12-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/02/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-29
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-10-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-29