THE H D H WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST
🌳Matureactive
06025028 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-12-11
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
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
12 officers (8 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-19➕PARK, Charles John Roberson appointeddirector
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-11➕PONSONBY, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-29➖WILLS, Catherine Mary Hamilton, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-19➕TULLOCH, Anthony Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-11-23➖KILLEARN, Victor Miles George Aldous, The Lord resigneddirector
- 2014-01-01➕TRAFFORD, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-31➖COOPER, Wendy Elizabeth Anne resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-01➖WILLS, Eva Helen Mcmorrough, Lady resigneddirector
- 2010-07-06➕NELSON, Thomas Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-01-31➕FIENNES, Martin Guy appointeddirector
- 2006-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs THE H D H WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST
- 2006-12-11➕CARSON, John Seton Burrell appointeddirector
- 2006-12-11➕FRANCKLIN, Charles Philip Liell appointeddirector
- 2006-12-11➕COOPER, Wendy Elizabeth Anne appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-11➕KILLEARN, Victor Miles George Aldous, The Lord appointeddirector
- 2006-12-11➕WILLS, Catherine Mary Hamilton, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-12-11➕WILLS, Eva Helen Mcmorrough, Lady appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 1 & 2 COLLINWOOD CLOSE HEADINGTON (OXFORD) MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED→ 04472786 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 1-22 WEAVERS COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 06630420 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 10 BURFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15888342 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 10 RUSKIN ROAD RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10503121 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 10 TO 45 ST. GEORGES COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 12530698 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 10-13 ST ANNES MEWS (WANTAGE) LIMITED→ 13943209 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 100 BARRACKS LANE LIMITED→ 06227028 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 100 WESTWAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 08492473 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 102 BRIDGE STREET OSNEY LIMITED→ 05124142 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 102 WESTWAY RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10640109 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 103 BANBURY ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02044543 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 105 ST GEORGE'S SQUARE LIMITED→ 06326276 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Henley Knapp Barn
Fulwell
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 4EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (8 active · 4 resigned)
Active
CARSON, John Seton Burrell→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-12-11
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FIENNES, Martin Guy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-01-31
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FRANCKLIN, Charles Philip Liell→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-12-11
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NELSON, Thomas Michael→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-07-06
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PARK, Charles John Roberson→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-09-19
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PONSONBY, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-03-11
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TULLOCH, Anthony Richard→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-19
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COOPER, Wendy Elizabeth Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2013-12-31
KILLEARN, Victor Miles George Aldous, The Lord→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2015-11-23
WILLS, Catherine Mary Hamilton, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2022-07-29
WILLS, Eva Helen Mcmorrough, Lady→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2013-04-01
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Recent filings (66 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14