WOODS QUALITY HOMES LIMITED

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NI069494 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,518

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£36k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£11.0k
Current assets£35.9k
Net assets£11.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-08-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2016-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODS QUALITY HOMES LIMITED
  18. 2008-06-05
    ➕
    WOODS, Deborah Violet Gertrude appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-06-05
    ➕
    WOODS, Rodney Henry appointed
    director
  20. 2008-06-05
    ➕
    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-05
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    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOODS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Deborah Woods
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Rodney Henry Woods
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-06-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

164 Tullyreagh Road
Tempo
Enniskillen
Co. Fermanagh
BT94 3PJ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WOODS, Deborah Violet Gertrude→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODS, Rodney Henry→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-05 · resigned 2008-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17