WENDOVER COMMUNITY NEWS CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
14890984 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-05-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18➕MCCARTHY, Sean James appointeddirector
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01➕THEOBALD, Jonathan Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01➖LAVERY, Rory resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-08➕BYFORD, Richard Leslie appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08➕ELLIS-JONES, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-02-08➖PRICE, Huw Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-02-08➖TALLARICO, Holly Antoinette resigneddirector
- 2023-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs WENDOVER COMMUNITY NEWS CIC
- 2023-05-24➕HAMMETT, Paul Richard Samuel appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24➕HARRINGTON, James appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24➕LAVERY, Rory appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24➕PRICE, Huw Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24➕TALLARICO, Holly Antoinette appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers
Registered office
11 Manor Road
Wendover
Aylesbury
HP22 6HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)
BYFORD, Richard Leslie→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS-JONES, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-02-08
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HAMMETT, Paul Richard Samuel→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-24
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HARRINGTON, James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-24
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MCCARTHY, Sean James→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2026-02-18
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THEOBALD, Jonathan Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-10-01
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LAVERY, Rory→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2025-10-01
PRICE, Huw Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2024-02-08
TALLARICO, Holly Antoinette→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2024-02-08
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-05-24