WOODHEAD NEWCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC645678 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
24 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

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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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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-02
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    BEGLEY, Gerrard resigned
    director
  5. 2022-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-13
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2021-04-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2021-04-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-04-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2021-04-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-31
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    HIGGINS, Eleanor appointed
    director
  17. 2021-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODHEAD NEWCO LIMITED
  21. 2019-10-29
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  22. 2019-10-29
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    BEGLEY, Gerrard appointed
    director
  23. 2019-10-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Nicholas John Higgins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/04/2021
Mrs Eleanor Higgins
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Blackadders Llp
53 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HIGGINS, Eleanor→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-03-31
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Active
HIGGINS, Nicholas John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-10-29
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Active
BEGLEY, Gerrard→
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-10-29 · resigned 2022-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-04-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-04-08