WEST REGISTER (PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC161430 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (3 active, 31 linked, 24 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-05-04
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    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2020-05-04
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-02-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
    insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
  4. 2018-07-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2018-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2018-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2018-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2018-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2018-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2017-11-30
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    BRANDWOOD, Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2017-11-30
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    LINCOLN, Howard David resigned
    director
  12. 2017-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-11
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  17. 2015-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-12-18
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    BRUSHFIELD, Jocelyn Nadauld resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2015-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2015-11-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2015-10-23
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    LINCOLN, Howard David appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-23
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    TURNBULL, Barbara Ida Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2015-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-11-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  26. 2014-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2013-11-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2013-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2013-01-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  30. 2012-04-27
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    RBS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2012-04-27
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    FLETCHER, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-09-02
    ➕
    BRUSHFIELD, Jocelyn Nadauld appointed
    director
  33. 2010-09-02
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Alastair John resigned
    director
  34. 2010-09-02
    ➖
    SANDERS, Stuart Currie resigned
    director
  35. 2010-09-02
    ➖
    STEWART, Anne Rutherford resigned
    director
  36. 2010-03-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 2009-09-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ultra Electronics Limited
  38. 2008-11-20
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    MCDONALD, Alastair John appointed
    director
  39. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    STEWART, Anne Rutherford appointed
    director
  40. 2008-08-15
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    FLETCHER, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  41. 2008-08-14
    ➖
    CRAIG, Mark resigned
    secretary
  42. 2005-11-07
    ➖
    WORKMAN, John Donald Black resigned
    director
  43. 2004-07-21
    ➖
    CULLINAN, Rory Malcolm resigned
    director
  44. 2003-01-02
    ➕
    CRAIG, Mark appointed
    secretary
  45. 2003-01-02
    ➖
    MACGILLIVRAY, Shirley Margaret resigned
    secretary
  46. 2002-11-07
    ➖
    BEATTIE, Ian David resigned
    director
  47. 2001-11-15
    ➕
    ROWNEY, James Mccubbin appointed
    director
  48. 2001-11-15
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Ian David appointed
    director
  49. 2001-11-15
    ➖
    BEATTIE, Robert Henry resigned
    director
  50. 2001-11-15
    ➖
    CARRARO, Philip Andrew resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-05-04

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-05-04: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2020-02-04: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Natwest Markets Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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N.C. Head Office Nominees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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WEST REGISTER (PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
This company · SC161430

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Natwest Markets Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
N.C. Head Office Nominees Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plcceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

24/25 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
EH2 1AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 28 resigned)

RBS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANDWOOD, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWNEY, James Mccubbin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-02 · resigned 2008-08-14
Resigned
FLETCHER, Rachel Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2012-04-27
Resigned
MACGILLIVRAY, Shirley Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2003-01-02
Resigned
MACGILLIVRAY, Shirley Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-07 · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
MILLS, Alan Ewing→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 1998-03-13
Resigned
SMITH, Carolyn→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-11 · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
BEATTIE, Ian David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-11-15 · resigned 2002-11-07
Resigned
BEATTIE, Robert Henry→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 2001-11-15
Resigned
BRUSHFIELD, Jocelyn Nadauld→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2015-12-18
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Hew→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-11-07 · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
CARRARO, Philip Andrew→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-06-09 · resigned 2001-11-15
Resigned
CARTLEDGE, David Edmund→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 2001-11-15
Resigned
CHRISPIN, Simon Jonathan→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-12-11 · resigned 2001-04-10
Resigned
CULLINAN, Rory Malcolm→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2004-07-21
Resigned
LAMBERT, Mark Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-11-15
Resigned
LINCOLN, Howard David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-23 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alastair John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2010-09-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Ultra Electronics
Ultra Electronics Limited
Legal charge1 property03/09/200917/03/2010

Recent filings (139 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2020-05-04
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
2020-02-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-13
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2016-10-11