WINDBORNE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC291836 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-06-30
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    BROWN, Robert Philip resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-01
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    BROWN, Robert Philip appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-01
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    TROTTER, Stephen Dennis resigned
    director
  11. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-04-19
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    WALLS, Richard James resigned
    director
  20. 2018-03-12
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    TROTTER, Stephen Dennis appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-04-01
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    WALLS, Richard James appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    LEEMING, Edward Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    MINDELL, Belinda Rosemary appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    DOWLER, Jeremy resigned
    director
  26. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    SAINSBURY, Jeremy Barton resigned
    director
  27. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    NASH, Richard Matthews appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-09-06
    ➖
    MACMILLAN, William resigned
    secretary
  29. 2013-04-15
    ➕
    EMERY, Nicholas Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2013-03-22
    ➖
    WALSH, Pauline Mary resigned
    director
  31. 2011-11-25
    ➖
    HALL, Stuart Henderson resigned
    director
  32. 2011-02-03
    ➖
    EMMERSON, Kirsty Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  33. 2010-04-27
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, William appointed
    secretary
  34. 2010-04-15
    ➖
    WALLACE, John Cameron resigned
    director
  35. 2010-04-15
    ➕
    WALSH, Pauline Mary appointed
    director
  36. 2007-01-03
    ➕
    EMMERSON, Kirsty Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-01-03
    ➖
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2007-01-03
    ➕
    DOWLER, Jeremy appointed
    director
  39. 2007-01-03
    ➕
    LEEMING, Edward Martin appointed
    director
  40. 2007-01-03
    ➕
    WALLACE, John Cameron appointed
    director
  41. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    HALL, Stuart Henderson appointed
    director
  42. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    SAINSBURY, Jeremy Barton appointed
    director
  43. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2005-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As WINDBORNE LIMITED
  45. 2005-10-18
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2005-10-18
    ➕
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

The Natural Power Consultants Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Natural Power Consultants Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WINDBORNE LIMITED
This company · SC291836

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Natural Power Consultants Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Green House
Forrest Estate Dalry
Castle Douglas
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3XS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last made up to: 2024-12-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

NASH, Richard Matthews→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMERY, Nicholas Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MINDELL, Belinda Rosemary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMERSON, Kirsty Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-03 · resigned 2011-02-03
Resigned
MACMILLAN, William→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2013-09-06
Resigned
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2007-01-03
Resigned
BROWN, Robert Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
DOWLER, Jeremy→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-01-03 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
HALL, Stuart Henderson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2011-11-25
Resigned
LEEMING, Edward Martin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-01-03 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
SAINSBURY, Jeremy Barton→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
TROTTER, Stephen Dennis→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-03-12 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
WALLACE, John Cameron→
director · ~88y · appointed 2007-01-03 · resigned 2010-04-15
Resigned
WALLS, Richard James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2018-04-19
Resigned
WALSH, Pauline Mary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-04-15 · resigned 2013-03-22
Resigned
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29