97 WOODYATES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £490.3k | £465.9k |
| Current assets | £278.3k | £253.9k |
| Cash | £49.4k | £25.5k |
| Debtors | £228.9k | £228.4k |
| Net assets | £-41.3k | £-65.7k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lendco Limited
- 2023-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-11-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Silverstream Finance (Hampstead ) Limited)
- 2022-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Silverstream Finance (Hampstead ) Limited)
- 2022-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 97 WOODYATES LTD
- 2022-03-25➕TISHLER, Chaim appointeddirector
- 2022-03-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Leah Lipschitz Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/11/2022 |
Mr Chaim Tishler Individual · Belgian · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lendco Lendco Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Silverstream Finance (Hampstead ) ) Silverstream Finance (Hampstead ) Limited) | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/05/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Silverstream Finance (Hampstead ) ) Silverstream Finance (Hampstead ) Limited) | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/05/2022 | 31/03/2023 |