WHITCHURCH AD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09398578 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-21
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 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-10➕MCQUAID, James appointeddirector
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-19➕SHARWOOD, Christopher Neil appointeddirector
- 2025-12-19➖GILL, Paul Ellis resigneddirector
- 2025-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23➖CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-12➕MCKEE, David Joseph, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-05-09➖SHARPE, Anthony Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23➖RAANAN, Itai resigneddirector
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-31➖FISHWICK, Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-22📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-01-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-01➖GISSIN, Erez resigneddirector
- 2022-08-01➕RAANAN, Itai appointeddirector
- 2022-01-26➕CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➕SHARPE, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-01-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee
- 2020-06-09➖COOPER, Ross Ashley resigneddirector
- 2020-06-09➕GILL, Paul Ellis appointeddirector
- 2019-10-31➖BLASE, Steven resigneddirector
- 2019-08-28➕FISHWICK, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17➕BLASE, Steven appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17➕COOPER, Ross Ashley appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17➕GISSIN, Erez appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17➖JOHNSTON, Alexander Norman resigneddirector
- 2019-07-17➖TRIVELLATO, Stefania resigneddirector
- 2019-07-17➖WATKINS, Elizabeth Ann resigneddirector
- 2018-12-18➕TRIVELLATO, Stefania appointeddirector
- 2018-12-18➖UNWIN, Hugh Alexander resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06➖FORESIGHT FUND MANAGERS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-11-06➕FORESIGHT GROUP LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-11-06➖FORESIGHT GROUP LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-12-21➕UNWIN, Hugh Alexander appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan resigned 2025-09-23; GILL, Paul Ellis resigned 2025-12-19
Group structure
Bio Capital Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bio Capital Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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WHITCHURCH AD LIMITED
This company · 09398578
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bio Capital Finance Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Bio Capital Ltdceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
The Corn Store
Hyde Hall Farm
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0RU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)
MCKEE, David Joseph, Dr→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCQUAID, James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARWOOD, Christopher Neil→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORESIGHT FUND MANAGERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2017-11-06
FORESIGHT GROUP LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2017-11-06
BLASE, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2019-10-31
COOPER, Ross Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2020-06-09
CZULOWSKI, Mary Bethan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-01-26 · resigned 2025-09-23
FISHWICK, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-28 · resigned 2025-01-31
GILL, Paul Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2025-12-19
GISSIN, Erez→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2022-08-01
JOHNSTON, Alexander Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2015-01-21 · resigned 2019-07-17
RAANAN, Itai→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2025-04-23
SHARPE, Anthony Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-05-09
SHELDON, Charles John Ralph→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2015-07-09
TRIVELLATO, Stefania→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-12-18 · resigned 2019-07-17
UNWIN, Hugh Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-21 · resigned 2018-12-18
WATKINS, Elizabeth Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2019-07-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank as Security Trustee National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 29/01/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (94 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05