WEST COAST CAPITAL ASSETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC183767 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-12

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-14
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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capital · SH19
2022-09-14
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legacy
capital · SH20
2022-09-14
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-09-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond resigned
director
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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mortgage · MR01
2021-11-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. as Security Agent
2021-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-06
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CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph appointed
director
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2019-05-10
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SEALES, Sharon appointed
director
2013-01-29
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Charge satisfied #3
2010-07-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-06-15
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-11-30
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MURRAY, Kirsty Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-11-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-04-19
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DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond appointed
director
2006-04-19
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MCCLUSKEY, Brian resigned
director
2005-11-14
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MCMAHON, James Cairns resigned
secretary
2005-10-25
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SEALES, Sharon appointed
secretary
2004-12-09
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MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
director
2004-03-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Citibank, N.A.,London
2003-09-05
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HUNTER, Thomas Blane, Sir resigned
director
2003-09-05
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MCCLUSKEY, Brian appointed
director
2003-09-05
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MCMAHON, James Cairns resigned
director
2001-07-06
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MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
director
2001-03-07
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MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
secretary
2001-03-07
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MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-28
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MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-28
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-28
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HUNTER, Thomas Blane, Sir appointed
director
1998-07-28
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-03-12
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Company incorporated
As WEST COAST CAPITAL ASSETS LIMITED
1998-03-12
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-03-12
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

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 77 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 28 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

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

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

Evidence: 2022-09-14: legacy

Group structure

West Coast Capital Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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West Coast Capital Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WEST COAST CAPITAL ASSETS LIMITED

This company · SC183767

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
West Coast Capital Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/12/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Sir Thomas Blane Hunterceased 31/12/2022· significant influence

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

Incorporated1998-03-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Marathon House Olympic Business Park

Drybridge Road

Dundonald

Ayrshire

KA2 9AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-25

Last: 2026-03-11