WESTERN HARBOUR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC355507 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
59 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,562

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-02-28
Total assets£5.6k
Net assets£4.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-04-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-04-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2014-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-05-18
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    LURRING, Robert Graeme resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-05-04
    ➕
    LURRING, Robert Graeme appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    MILNE, Jonathon Alexander resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    FORBES, John Inglis resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    MILNE, John Todd resigned
    director
  21. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    MILNE, Richard Todd resigned
    director
  22. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    MILNE, Jonathon Alexander appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-30
    ➖
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    FORBES, John Inglis appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    MILNE, John Todd appointed
    director
  26. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    MILNE, Richard Todd appointed
    director
  27. 2009-03-26
    ➕
    MILNE, Jonathon Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2009-03-26
    ➖
    ALMOND, Deborah Jane resigned
    director
  29. 2009-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As WESTERN HARBOUR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  30. 2009-02-24
    ➕
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2009-02-24
    ➕
    ALMOND, Deborah Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
Mr Jonathon Alexander Milne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

9 Great Stuart Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MILNE, Jonathon Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LURRING, Robert Graeme→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2010-05-18
Resigned
MILNE, Jonathon Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
ALMOND, Deborah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2009-03-26
Resigned
FORBES, John Inglis→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
MILNE, John Todd→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
MILNE, Richard Todd→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-01