J.W.WHEATLEY & SON LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1500 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-15➕WHEATLEY, John William Stuart appointeddirector
- 2020-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs J.W.WHEATLEY & SON LIMITED
- 2020-06-23➕WHEATLEY, David appointeddirector
- 2020-06-23➕WHEATLEY, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2020-06-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHEATLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Wheatley Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/06/2020 |
Mr Stuart Wheatley Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/06/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · PH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVERNESS PRECAST LTD→ SC392391 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| J MCINTYRE ENGINEERING LTD→ SC639668 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| JOHN MCKINLAY (PRINTERS) LIMITED→ SC080840 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| LADESIDE PRECAST (PERTH) LTD→ SC630063 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| LORNTYGLEN LTD→ SC590111 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| MACKELLAR ENGINEERING LTD→ SC639388 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| MAIREAD HUME LTD→ SC471647 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| MALLAIG BOATYARD LTD.→ SC392928 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| MEARNS SAWMILLS LIMITED→ SC022017 · est 1942 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
| MENDELL HELIUM PLC→ SC680788 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| MERLIN ERD LIMITED→ SC333348 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| MIDLOTHIAN VENTILATION SERVICES LTD→ SC631188 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.