70-72 WBT LTD

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16183681 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-14
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (55/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
6 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-05
    JELF, Nicholas Cerdic resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-03-16
    JELF, Nicholas Cedric appointed
    director
  7. 2026-03-16
    JELF, Nicholas Cerdic appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 70-72 WBT LTD
  9. 2025-01-14
    INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2025-01-14
    MCELROY, Roger appointed
    director
  11. 2025-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Investment Technology Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Investment Technology Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
70-72 WBT LTD
This company · 16183681

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Investment Technology Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/01/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Unit 2 Tanners Court
Tanners Lane
Shootash
Hampshire
SO51 6DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-01-14
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Active
JELF, Nicholas Cedric
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-03-16
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Active
MCELROY, Roger
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-01-14
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Active
JELF, Nicholas Cerdic
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-03-16 · resigned 2026-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-14