WOLFFSOHN RESEARCH LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
NI661253 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£212.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £212,006
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£212k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£229k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £247.8k | £121.7k |
| Current assets | £228.5k | £140.3k |
| Net assets | £212.0k | £121.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 3 resolution
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-30➕NATTRISS, Mark appointeddirector
- 2026-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-31📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-12-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs WOLFFSOHN RESEARCH LTD
- 2019-05-09➕KINGSNORTH, Alec, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-05-09➕WOLFFSOHN, James appointeddirector
- 2019-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOLFFSOHN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Nattriss Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/04/2026 |
James Wolffsohn Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/05/2019 |
Dr Alec Kingsnorth Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLF HOLDINGS LIMITED→ NI042002 · est 2001 | £18.07M £13.31M–£22.82M | — | — | 3000 | 24y | 88 | 80y |
| MCADAM DESIGN LIMITED→ NI013516 · est 1979 | £15.65M £11.53M–£19.76M | £22.01M | — | 14800 | 47y | 88 | 61y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities
Registered office
16 Limetree Court
Lisburn
BT28 2WG
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KINGSNORTH, Alec, Dr→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-05-09
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NATTRISS, Mark→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOLFFSOHN, James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-05-09
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-05
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-12-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07