WINWICK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04969819 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-19
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
15 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 22.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Iliad Group Limited
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2009-12-21🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2006-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2006-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2006-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-11-11🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Investec Bank (UK) Limited
- 2005-06-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Investec Bank (UK) Limited
- 2005-06-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Investec Bank (UK) Limited
- 2004-12-20🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Investecx Bank (UK) Limited
- 2004-12-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Investec Bank (UK) Limited
- 2004-12-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Investec Bank (UK) Limited
- 2004-09-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC
- 2004-04-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC
- 2004-04-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC
- 2004-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC
- 2004-03-25➕SINGH, Aneil Kumar appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-25➖ANASTASIOU, Tasos David resignedsecretary
- 2003-12-05➕ANASTASIOU, David appointeddirector
- 2003-12-05➕ELEFTHERIOU, Eleftherios appointeddirector
- 2003-12-05➕ANASTASIOU, Tasos David appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-05➖BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-12-05➖CROFT NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2003-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs WINWICK LIMITED
- 2003-11-19➕BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-11-19➕CROFT NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
2nd Floor Muskers Building
1 Stanley Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 6AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SINGH, Aneil Kumar→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANASTASIOU, David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELEFTHERIOU, Eleftherios→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2003-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANASTASIOU, Tasos David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-05 · resigned 2004-03-25
BEACH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2003-12-05
CROFT NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2003-12-05
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Mortgages & charges
15
Total charges
7
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Iliad Group Iliad Group Limited | Legal charge | 3 properties | 21/12/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | Rental income assignment | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | 05/04/2018 | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | Deposit agreement | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/12/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank (UK) Investec Bank (UK) Limited | Legal charge | 2 properties | 11/11/2005 | 05/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank (UK) Investec Bank (UK) Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/06/2005 | 05/04/2018 | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank (UK) Investec Bank (UK) Limited | Assignment of rental income | 1 property | 30/06/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Investecx Bank (UK) Investecx Bank (UK) Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/12/2004 | 05/04/2018 | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank (UK) Investec Bank (UK) Limited | Assignment of rental income | 1 property | 20/12/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Investec Bank (UK) Investec Bank (UK) Limited | Deposit agreement | 1 property | 20/12/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | Ahli United Bank (UK) Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC | Legal charge | 3 properties | 30/09/2004 | 18/02/2006 | |
| satisfied | Ahli United Bank (UK) Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 16/04/2004 | 18/02/2006 | |
| satisfied | Ahli United Bank (UK) Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/04/2004 | 18/02/2006 | |
| satisfied | Ahli United Bank (UK) Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC | Charge over deposit account | 1 property | 16/04/2004 | 18/02/2006 |
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Recent filings (81 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-19