WOOD & DAVIDSON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC004296 · ltd · incorporated 1899-06-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 8 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
139 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,250
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£21k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.3k | £11.3k |
| Current assets | £20.6k | £20.6k |
| Net assets | £11.3k | £11.3k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-03➖J W FISHING VESSEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2023-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-07-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-06-20➕GOOD, Graham appointedsecretary
- 2016-06-20➖MCKENZIE, Lindsay resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-08➕MCKENZIE, Lindsay appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-08➖SPROULE, Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-01➕GOOD, Graham appointeddirector
- 2004-08-18➖HISLOP, Mitchell resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-18➕SPROULE, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-30➕J W HOLDINGS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-07-30➖AUCKLAND, Robert Ian resigneddirector
- 2004-07-30➖WOOD, Ian Clark, Sir resigneddirector
- 2004-07-30➕J W FISHING VESSEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-05-19➖GARRETT, Edwin Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-05-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2003-12-19➖BURNS, Gordon William resigneddirector
- 2003-03-14➖AUCKLAND, Robert Ian resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-14➕HISLOP, Mitchell appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-27➖PENNY, John Raffan resigneddirector
- 1999-01-08➕AUCKLAND, Robert Ian appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-08➖CROSSAN, Finlay George resignedsecretary
- 1998-04-23➖MORROW, Digby Wilson resigneddirector
- 1997-04-07➕MORROW, Digby Wilson appointeddirector
- 1995-09-01➕BURNS, Gordon William appointeddirector
- 1994-01-07➕AUCKLAND, Robert Ian appointeddirector
- 1993-12-31➖BURNET, Peter resigneddirector
- 1990-05-31➕BURNET, Peter appointeddirector
- 1899-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs WOOD & DAVIDSON LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 127 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
J W Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
J W Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WOOD & DAVIDSON LIMITED
This company · SC004296
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J W Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Jw Fishing Vessel Management Limitedceased 20/11/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE RUTLAND (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC247306 · est 2003 | £6.24M £5.31M–£7.18M | — | £6.24M | — | 23y | 82 | 77y |
| HERD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC254945 · est 2003 | £236.6k £201.1k–£272.1k | — | £236.6k | — | 22y | 82 | 78y |
| THE DON FISHING COMPANY (TRAWLING) LIMITED→ SC133042 · est 1991 | £172.7k £146.8k–£198.6k | — | £172.7k | — | 34y | 82 | 77y |
| LONDON SHETLAND SECURITIES LIMITED→ SC192120 · est 1998 | £5.6k £4.8k–£6.5k | — | £5.6k | — | 27y | 82 | 69y |
| DON FISHING COMPANY (FRASERBURGH) LIMITED (THE)→ SC092365 · est 1985 | £2.0k £1.7k–£2.3k | — | £2.0k | — | 41y | 82 | 77y |
| BANFFSHIRE FISHSELLING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC054512 · est 1973 | £2 £2–£2 | — | £2 | — | 52y | 82 | 77y |
| INTEROCEAN GROUP SERVICES LIMITED→ SC484003 · est 2014 | — | — | — | 0 | 11y | 94 | 63y |
| SODEXO REMOTE SITES SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED→ SC161470 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 0 | 30y | 84 | 58y |
| BALMORAL COMPOSITES LIMITED→ SC234546 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | 83 | 86y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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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
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1899-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Blenheim House
Fountainhall Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4DT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)
Active
GOOD, Graham→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-10-01
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J W HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2004-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AUCKLAND, Robert Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 2003-03-14
CROSSAN, Finlay George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-01-08
HISLOP, Mitchell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2004-08-18
MCKENZIE, Lindsay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2016-06-20
SPROULE, Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2013-01-08
AUCKLAND, Robert Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1994-01-07 · resigned 2004-07-30
BURNET, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1990-05-31 · resigned 1993-12-31
BURNS, Gordon William→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 2003-12-19
GARRETT, Edwin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2004-05-19
MORROW, Digby Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-04-07 · resigned 1998-04-23
PENNY, John Raffan→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2000-09-27
WOOD, Ian Clark, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2004-07-30
J W FISHING VESSEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2024-01-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/05/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (139 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24