WEST COAST CAPITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC212249 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£1—
Net assets£1—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-06-17
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond resigned
    director
  8. 2021-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-01-06
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    CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-02-13
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    DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    MURRAY, Kirsty Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-05-22
    ➕
    SEALES, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-22
    ➖
    MCCLUSKEY, Brian resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-06-28
    ➕
    MCCLUSKEY, Brian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-06-28
    ➖
    MCMAHON, James Cairns resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-28
    ➖
    HUNTER, Thomas Blane, Sir resigned
    director
  26. 2001-02-02
    ➕
    MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
    director
  27. 2001-02-02
    ➕
    MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-02-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-02-02
    ➕
    HUNTER, Thomas Blane, Sir appointed
    director
  30. 2001-02-02
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2000-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As WEST COAST CAPITAL LIMITED
  32. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-10-24
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Sir Thomas Blane Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

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: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MURRAY, Kirsty Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEALES, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-22
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Active
CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMAHON, James Cairns→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCLUSKEY, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2006-05-22
Resigned
MCMAHON, James Cairns→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-02 · resigned 2002-06-28
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2001-02-02
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-02-13 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned
HUNTER, Thomas Blane, Sir→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-02-02 · resigned 2002-06-28
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-24 · resigned 2001-02-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property22/01/2009—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-30