CDP NORTH WEST INVESTMENTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10493291 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-11-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£29.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,769

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£51k£76k£102k£127kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£30.7k£18.4k
Current assets£127.4k£117.1k
Net assets£29.8k£17.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-18
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    HANNAH, John Thomas resigned
    director
  14. 2019-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-08-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-12
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    WAINWRIGHT, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2016-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As CDP NORTH WEST INVESTMENTS LTD
  20. 2016-11-23
    ➕
    WAINWRIGHT, Norman Arthur appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-23
    ➕
    HANNAH, John Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Wainwright
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
—25–50%25-50% voting17/05/2021
Mr Norman Arthur Wainwright
Individual · British · DOB 05/1939 · age 87
—25–50%25-50% voting23/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Thomas Hannahceased 18/02/2019· 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
Incorporated2016-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

C/O Wainwrights Accountants, Faversham House
Wirral International Business Park, Old Hall Road
Bromborough
Wirral
CH62 3NX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WAINWRIGHT, Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAINWRIGHT, Norman Arthur→
director · ~87y · appointed 2016-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANNAH, John Thomas→
director · ~82y · appointed 2016-11-23 · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-24