NORHAM DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11810879 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-02-06
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,687
Cash YoY
+3077%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£58k
↑ 3077% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 213% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£5.7k£1.8k
Cash£57.8k£1.8k
Net assets£5.7k£1.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-05-01
    ➖
    CRAIG, Victorria Linton resigned
    director
  4. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-12-19
    ➕
    YOUNG, Catharine Janet, Dr appointed
    director
  11. 2019-02-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NORHAM DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED
  12. 2019-02-06
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, James Hall appointed
    director
  13. 2019-02-06
    ➕
    JACKSON, William Milburn appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-06
    ➕
    STRAUGHEN, George appointed
    director
  15. 2019-02-06
    ➕
    CRAIG, Victorria Linton appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ava Lodge
Castle Terrace
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1NP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

GREENWOOD, James Hall→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, William Milburn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRAUGHEN, George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Catharine Janet, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Victorria Linton→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-02-06 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-30