WILLOWBROOK HOLDCO LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
NI697782 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-31
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.2y
50/100
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Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC
- 2024-03-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC
- 2023-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs WILLOWBROOK HOLDCO LIMITED
- 2023-05-31➕MCCANN, Janine appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31➕MCCANN, William John appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cuan Heritage Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cuan Heritage Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WILLOWBROOK HOLDCO LIMITED
This company · NI697782
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuan Heritage Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMKEEN LIMITED→ NI059321 · est 2006 | £3.30M £2.81M–£3.80M | — | £3.30M | — | 20y | 83 | 85y |
| DUNLUCE PLC→ NI026328 · est 1992 | — | £16.7k | — | 200 | 34y | 87 | 87y |
| CARNCULLOUGH MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ NI062378 · est 2006 | — | £5.3k | — | 100 | 19y | 88 | 75y |
| BES PPP LIMITED→ NI628267 · est 2014 | — | — | — | 0 | 11y | 84 | 64y |
| BALLYNAGARD PROPERTIES LIMITED→ NI019977 · est 1986 | — | — | — | 0 | 39y | 83 | 88y |
| BELFAST SOUTH COMMUNITY RESOURCES→ NI053950 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 83 | 68y |
| CASHEL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ NI035082 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 71y |
| DENROY GROUP LIMITED→ NI009327 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | 83 | 77y |
| DONIBRISTLE TRUST→ NI038400 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 0 | 26y | 83 | 70y |
| DONNYBROOK RETAIL LIMITED→ NI605448 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 0 | 15y | 83 | 58y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-31
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
50a Whiterock Road
Killinchy
Newtownards
BT23 6PT
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCCANN, Janine→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2023-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCANN, William John→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2023-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 01/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-31