ARTHUR WOOD & SONS (PROPERTY) LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.5y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £175.5k | £186.6k |
| Current assets | £36.9k | £32.2k |
| Cash | £20.1k | £17.9k |
| Debtors | £16.7k | £14.3k |
| Net assets | £16.8k | £2.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTHUR WOOD & SONS (PROPERTY) LTD
- 2023-09-30➕WOOD, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2023-09-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
cleanGroup structure
Arthur Wood & Sons (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Wood & Sons (Holdings) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas David Woodceased 13/03/2026· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · LN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & S PROPERTIES (LOUTH) LIMITED→ 11920147 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALEX ALBONE LIMITED→ 11817996 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANDREW KNOWLES PROPERTY INVESTMENT LIMITED→ 13717187 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANW INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 11159957 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| APRICITAS LIMITED→ 13171550 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARMA PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD→ 16517187 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASHER'S DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 16555836 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASHLEIGH MANAGEMENT COMPANY (LINCOLN) LIMITED→ 08435532 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ASSURIA HOLDING LTD→ 15205960 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASTERIX PROPERTIES LTD→ 11998249 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASTRAVA LIVING LTD→ 16711543 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATCOST CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 06219675 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/02/2024 | — |