WEST COAST CAPITAL PRESTVEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC298919 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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 17.2y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.2 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £2

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Net assets£2—
Average employees—0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    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-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2018-09-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-29
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    SEALES, Sharon appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-28
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond appointed
    director
  20. 2009-01-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    MURRAY, Kirsty Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond resigned
    director
  23. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    SEALES, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
    director
  25. 2006-05-05
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-05
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WEST COAST CAPITAL PRESTVEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  29. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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

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West Coast Capital Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WEST COAST CAPITAL PRESTVEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC298919

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
West Coast Capital Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-15
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

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

MURRAY, Kirsty Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEALES, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMAHON, James Cairns→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEALES, Sharon→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-05-05
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-28 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-05-05
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 (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16