SOUTHEND WOODS LIMITED
- 02200SIC 02200
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £117.3k | £114.4k |
| Current assets | £4.3k | £6.0k |
| Cash | £2.8k | £4.8k |
| Debtors | £1.5k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £107.3k | £114.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-03➖LETHAM, Robert resigneddirector
- 2026-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24➕LETHAM, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-05-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-06-26➖LETHAM, John resigneddirector
- 2000-03-23➖GRAY, Gordon Jackson resignedsecretary
- 1998-04-30➕LETHAM, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-31➕GRAY, Gordon Jackson appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-31➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-03-31➕LETHAM, John appointeddirector
- 1998-03-31➕LETHAM, Robert appointeddirector
- 1998-03-31➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
- 1998-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs SOUTHEND WOODS LIMITED
- 1998-03-23➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-03-23➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Lindsays Trustees & Executors Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsays Trustees & Executors Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting · trust interest | 04/12/2019 |
Mr Robert Letham Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Letham Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Hollowayceased 04/12/2019· 75-100% shares · trust interest
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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