ALISON & IAN WOODCOCK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11317594 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-18
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.
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2000

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-03
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    WOODCOCK, Ian Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2018-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALISON & IAN WOODCOCK LTD
  14. 2018-04-18
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOODCOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

52 Pirehill Lane
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 0JN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WOODCOCK, Alison Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-18
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Active
WOODCOCK, Ian Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-03
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21