PETER HOWARD & CO (WETHERBY) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14081264 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-03-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-03-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-03-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-03-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument))
- 2025-01-31➖FOREMAN, Simon Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-02-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-02-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-04➕RAINBOW, Samantha Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-02➖ANDERSON, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2023-03-02➖WHITE, Alexander John Exley resigneddirector
- 2022-08-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-30➕SMITH, Jeanette Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-07-30➕FOREMAN, Simon Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-05-16➕WHITE, Alexander John Exley appointeddirector
- 2022-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs PETER HOWARD & CO (WETHERBY) LIMITED
- 2022-05-03➕ANDERSON, Peter James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Xeinadin Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Xeinadin Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PETER HOWARD & CO (WETHERBY) LIMITED
This company · 14081264
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Xeinadin Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
4 Wharfe Mews
Cliffe Terrace
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 6LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RAINBOW, Samantha Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Jeanette Marie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-03 · resigned 2023-03-02
FOREMAN, Simon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-07-30 · resigned 2025-01-31
WHITE, Alexander John Exley→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-05-16 · resigned 2023-03-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation (As Security Agent for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) Glas Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-03-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-03-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-03-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-07
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31