WOODSCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166434 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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, 2 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
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
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
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-06-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-01-30
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    FINCH, Stephen resigned
    director
  11. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2017-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2015-01-15
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    NORRIS, Neil resigned
    director
  20. 2014-10-24
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    KETTERIDGE, Simon Ross resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-24
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    THREADGALL, Keith resigned
    director
  22. 2013-09-19
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    CAMPBELL, Neil Waugh Somervell resigned
    director
  23. 2011-08-01
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    MCGHEE, William Murdo resigned
    director
  24. 2011-03-01
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    CARR, Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2009-03-03
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    MURRAY, William Graeme appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-03-03
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    MCGHEE, William Murdo resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-02-10
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    MURDOCH, Graham appointed
    director
  28. 2009-02-10
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    MURRAY, William Graeme appointed
    director
  29. 2009-02-10
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    BARCLAY, Darren resigned
    director
  30. 2009-02-10
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    FINCH, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2009-02-10
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    GRANT-ROBERTSON, Rosalind Hilary resigned
    director
  32. 2009-02-10
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    HUNT, John Forrest resigned
    director
  33. 2009-02-10
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    KETTERIDGE, Simon Ross appointed
    director
  34. 2009-02-10
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    NORRIS, Neil appointed
    director
  35. 2009-02-10
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    THREADGALL, Keith appointed
    director
  36. 2008-12-16
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    COX, Eoin resigned
    secretary
  37. 2008-12-16
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    MCGHEE, William Murdo appointed
    secretary
  38. 2008-12-16
    ➖
    COX, Eoin resigned
    director
  39. 2008-09-08
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    HUNT, John Forrest appointed
    director
  40. 2008-08-06
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    GRANT-ROBERTSON, Rosalind Hilary appointed
    director
  41. 2007-12-31
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    BARCLAY, Darren appointed
    director
  42. 2007-05-05
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    CAMPBELL, Neil Waugh Somervell appointed
    director
  43. 2003-07-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  44. 2003-06-01
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    MCGHEE, William Murdo appointed
    director
  45. 2002-06-01
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    WATSON, Robert Murray Yeaman resigned
    director
  46. 2000-04-21
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    STEAD, Richard Timothy resigned
    director
  47. 1999-06-19
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    MACLEOD, Rory Donald resigned
    director
  48. 1999-06-19
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    WATSON, Robert Murray Yeaman appointed
    director
  49. 1998-11-18
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    CARR, Ian appointed
    director
  50. 1998-11-18
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    MACLEOD, Rory Donald appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Group structure

Real Wood Studios Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Real Wood Studios Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WOODSCHOOL LIMITED
This company · SC166434

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Real Wood Studios Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Borders
TD9 9BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

MURRAY, William Graeme→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-03
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Active
MURDOCH, Graham→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-02-10
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Active
MURRAY, William Graeme→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-02-10
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Active
COX, Eoin→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 2008-12-16
Resigned
MCGHEE, William Murdo→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-16 · resigned 2009-03-03
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
Resigned
BARCLAY, Darren→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2009-02-10
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Neil Waugh Somervell→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-05-05 · resigned 2013-09-19
Resigned
CARR, Ian→
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-11-18 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
COX, Eoin→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 2008-12-16
Resigned
FINCH, Stephen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned
GRANT-ROBERTSON, Rosalind Hilary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-08-06 · resigned 2009-02-10
Resigned
HUNT, John Forrest→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-09-08 · resigned 2009-02-10
Resigned
KETTERIDGE, Simon Ross→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2014-10-24
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
Resigned
MACLEOD, Rory Donald→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-11-18 · resigned 1999-06-19
Resigned
MCGHEE, William Murdo→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
NORRIS, Neil→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2015-01-15
Resigned
STEAD, Richard Timothy→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 2000-04-21
Resigned
THREADGALL, Keith→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2014-10-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/07/200306/06/2024

Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-06