UPPER WOODBURN COTTAGES LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.6k | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £12.5k | — |
| Cash | £12.5k | £12.1k |
| Net assets | £20.6k | £2.6k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs UPPER WOODBURN COTTAGES LTD
- 2022-08-18➕JONES, Katherine Myleta Gordon, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-08-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Katherine Myleta Gordon Jones Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2022 |
Dr Rudolf Georg Nager Individual · British,Swiss · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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