WESTER CALDERHEAD (PROPERTY) LIMITED

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SC057283 · ltd · incorporated 1975-03-05
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£353.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
102 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £353,024
Very low cash
Cash position: £63
Net assets shrinking
Down £659 YoY
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£63
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£353k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£258k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£71k£141k£212k£283k£354kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£357.5k£358.0k
Current assets£257.7k£258.6k
Cash£63£100
Debtors£257.7k£258.5k
Net assets£353.0k£353.7k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-07-29
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  3. 2025-07-22
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  4. 2024-08-30
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  5. 2023-08-30
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  6. 2022-08-31
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  7. 2021-08-31
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  8. 2020-12-24
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  9. 2019-09-02
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  10. 2018-10-03
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  11. 2017-09-05
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  12. 2016-10-12
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  13. 2016-05-31
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  14. 2015-09-05
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  15. 2015-09-04
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  16. 2015-09-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2013-04-03
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    1924 NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-01-12
    ➕
    MILNE, Rory Michael Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2003-05-21
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Kenneth Watson resigned
    director
  20. 1994-10-21
    ➕
    1924 NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1994-10-21
    ➕
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1994-10-21
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    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 1994-10-21
    ➖
    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1993-05-28
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Kenneth Watson resigned
    secretary
  25. 1993-05-28
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    ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Kenneth Watson appointed
    director
  27. 1975-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As WESTER CALDERHEAD (PROPERTY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — 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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James William Mckinnon Manclark
Individual · British · DOB 12/1939 · age 87
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

7 Hopetoun Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 4AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon→
director · ~87y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANCLARK, Patricia Anne→
director · ~85y
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Active
MILNE, Rory Michael Stuart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNBAR, Kenneth Watson→
secretary · resigned 1993-05-28
Resigned
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-10-21 · resigned 2013-04-03
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-10-21 · resigned 1994-10-21
Resigned
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1994-10-21
Resigned
DUNBAR, Kenneth Watson→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2003-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

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2025-08-29
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gazette · DISS40
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-02