WOODROFFE LTD
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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 officers
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-01-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-11-23➕MACKENZIE, Antonia appointeddirector
- 2017-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs WOODROFFE LTD
- 2017-11-03➕SELBIE, Neil Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Henry Selbie Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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