WOODY'S EXPRESS PARCELS LIMITED

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SC136012 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£4.95M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,954,754
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.5m
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£5.0m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£5.2m
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.0m£2.1m£3.1m£4.2m£5.2mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.95M£5.03M
Current assets£5.23M£3.88M
Cash£2.53M£1.84M
Debtors£2.69M£2.03M
Net assets£4.95M£4.27M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2024-03-26
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  4. 2023-03-14
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  5. 2022-04-27
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  6. 2022-01-25
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  7. 2021-06-29
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  8. 2020-03-26
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  9. 2019-03-29
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  10. 2018-03-23
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  11. 2017-03-31
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  12. 2016-03-30
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  13. 2016-02-08
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  14. 2015-03-30
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  15. 2015-02-06
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  16. 1992-01-28
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    WOOD, Donna appointed
    secretary
  17. 1992-01-28
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    WOOD, David Lewis appointed
    director
  18. 1992-01-28
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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  19. 1992-01-28
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
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  20. 1992-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODY'S EXPRESS PARCELS LIMITED
  21. 1992-01-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1992-01-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 "WOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
Mr David Lewis Wood
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Donna Wood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated1992-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Rigs Road Industrial Estate
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WOOD, Donna→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-28
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Active
WOOD, David Lewis→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-01-28
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-16 · resigned 1992-01-28
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-16 · resigned 1992-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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2026-01-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
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2025-01-16
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2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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2024-01-12
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2023-03-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
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accounts · AA01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-25