32, WILLOWS AVENUE FLAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY. LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14959838 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-25
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01➖MYERSCOUGH, Zoe Ann resigneddirector
- 2023-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-09➕ECKLEY, Andrew Derrick appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-28➕MYERSCOUGH, Zoe Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 32, WILLOWS AVENUE FLAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY. LTD
- 2023-06-25➕DUCKWORTH, William David appointeddirector
- 2023-06-25➕WOODS, Graham Russell appointeddirector
- 2023-06-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 80 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William David Duckworth Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/06/2023 |
Mr Graham Russell Woods Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/06/2023 |
Mr Andrew Derrick Eckley Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Zoe Ann Myerscoughceased 28/09/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
32 Willows Avenue
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 5QT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DUCKWORTH, William David→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2023-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ECKLEY, Andrew Derrick→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-08-09
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WOODS, Graham Russell→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-06-25
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MYERSCOUGH, Zoe Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-28 · resigned 2023-11-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-25