WOODSELL LIMITED
Company number 01792127 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Woodsell Limited is a family-controlled, property-backed investment vehicle in the midst of a strategic pivot toward maritime heritage and nature-based ventures, evidenced by its recent rebrand and £1.06M seed investment in The Falmouth Pilot Cutter CIC. The company's £5.5M equity base and low leverage provide a solid foundation, but the 92% cash erosion since 2021 and concentration of governance in Brian Pain create material liquidity and key-person risks that must be addressed before pursuing further capital deployment. The immediate strategic priority should be establishing clear cash flow projections for the CIC venture, formalising succession governance, and developing a liquidity buffer to protect against the inherent execution risk of heritage tourism start-ups.
Shareholders' funds
£5,521,921
Balance sheet as at 2024-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1984-02-15
- Employees
- 1 (2024 accounts · was 0 in 2023)
- Registered office
- 12 Conqueror Court, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, ME10 5BH
- Postcode
- ME10 5BH
- Capital
- 322,190 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 13 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-06-30
- Next due by
- 2026-06-27
- Financial year end
- 27 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-21
- Next due by
- 2027-03-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 91040 Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Officers 3 current · 7 resigned
Political donations 1
£5,000 in registered political donations since 2019.
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Liberal Democrats
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ARTYSEA LIMITED | 2024-11-22 |
| ROCHESTER INDEPENDENT COLLEGE LIMITED | 2015-12-15 |
| ROCHESTER INDEPENDENT COLLEGE PLC | 2014-01-07 |
| ROCHESTER TUTORS LIMITED | 2003-01-13 |
| ROCHESTER TUTORS (PROPERTIES) LIMITED | 1987-07-29 |
| ROCHESTER TUTORS LTD | 1986-11-03 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 37 STAR HILL, ROCHESTER, KENT, ME1 1XF | 2019-01-14 |
| NEW ROAD HOUSE, 3 NEW ROAD, ROCHESTER, KENT ME1 1BD | 1994-08-26 |
| 37 STAR HILL, ROCHESTER, KENT, ME1 1XF | 1994-05-18 |
| 1-3 MANOR ROAD, CHATHAM, KENT | 1987-09-16 |
| 25 STAR HILL, ROCHESTER, KENT | 1986-06-30 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 14 similar companies in ME — measured against the wider sector
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1984.
The class of 1984
51%
of the 14,117 companies incorporated in 1984 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 12 titles
- Freehold
- 12
- Most recent registration
- 2021-06-22
- Where
- Kent (12)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT125750 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-06-22 | — |
| K552280 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-01-28 | — |
| K664308 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-01-28 | — |
| K719854 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-01-28 | — |
| K724159 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-01-28 | — |
| K839157 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-01-28 | — |
| K666601 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-10-08 | — |
| K724857 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-10-08 | — |
| K737984 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-10-08 | — |
| K751146 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-10-08 | — |
| K773518 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-10-08 | — |
| K773520 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-10-08 | — |
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