W..D.C. & F. THOMSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC008621 · ltd · incorporated 1913-04-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
26 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2021-09-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-06-25
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    HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointed
    director
  13. 2020-06-25
    ➕
    THOMSON, John Sidney appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-25
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    THOMSON, Lewis Murray resigned
    director
  15. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-02-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2019-02-20
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    MCALLISTER, Tracey Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-02-20
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    DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2006-11-07
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    THOMSON, Brian Harold resigned
    director
  23. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    THOMSON, Alastair Gordon resigned
    director
  24. 2002-06-20
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    DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-20
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Ronald Mortimer resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-01-17
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    THOMSON, Derek Ballance resigned
    director
  27. 1997-06-19
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    THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointed
    director
  28. 1995-11-06
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Ronald Mortimer appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-10-27
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    MCDOUGALL, Allister resigned
    secretary
  30. 1913-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As W..D.C. & F. THOMSON LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 113 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1913-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

22 Meadowside
Dundee
DD1 1LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Tracey Ann→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Alan Richard Finden→
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-06-25
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Active
THOMSON, Andrew Francis→
director · ~84y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, John Sidney→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGLAS, Irene→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2019-02-20
Resigned
HOLLAND, Ronald Mortimer→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-06 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
MCDOUGALL, Allister→
secretary · resigned 1995-10-27
Resigned
THOMSON, Alastair Gordon→
director · ~97y · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
THOMSON, Brian Harold→
director · ~108y · resigned 2006-11-07
Resigned
THOMSON, Derek Ballance→
director · ~104y · resigned 2002-01-17
Resigned
THOMSON, Lewis Murray→
director · ~90y · resigned 2020-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16