GARDNER WILSON(TIMBER)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00546316 · ltd · incorporated 1955-03-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2001-07-09
    DONOHUE, Peter appointed
    director
  2. 2001-07-09
    DONOHUE, Peter resigned
    director
  3. 2001-07-09
    LITTLE, Derek appointed
    director
  4. 2001-07-09
    LITTLE, Derek resigned
    director
  5. 1988-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  6. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  7. 1955-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GARDNER WILSON(TIMBER)LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2008-07-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-07-02

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1955-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

Brockley Combe Road
Backwell
Bristol
BS48 3DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2008-07-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2006-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-07-02OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HALMKIN, Martin Michael
secretary
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Active
ASHMOLE, Michael Achille
director · ~87y
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Active
GOLDSTONE, Richard John
director · ~80y
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Active
HALMKIN, Martin Michael
director · ~77y
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Active
DONOHUE, Peter
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-07-09 · resigned 2001-07-09
Resigned
LITTLE, Derek
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-07-09 · resigned 2001-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (2 total)

accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
1988-10-13
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01