EXCEL MAINTENANCE WESTHILL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC401191 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-08
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £20,430
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,213 YoY
Cash YoY
+251%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 251% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£37k£49k£61kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£21.3k£29.6k
Current assets£42.0k£61.2k
Cash£7.5k£2.1k
Debtors£33.0k£57.6k
Net assets£20.4k£23.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
    ➕
    LAING, Christopher Ian appointed
    director
  3. 2025-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-09-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-08-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-08-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2022-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-17
    ➖
    MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-07-22
    ➕
    MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-07-13
    ➖
    LAING, Christopher Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2011-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXCEL MAINTENANCE WESTHILL LTD
  23. 2011-06-08
    ➕
    MAIN, Claire appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-08
    ➕
    MAIN, Elaine Doreen appointed
    director
  25. 2011-06-08
    ➕
    LAING, Christopher Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Ian Laing
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/08/2022
Miss Claire Main
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mcdougall & Co Company Secretarial And Nominees Limitedceased 25/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2011-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

1st Floor, 5 Abercrombie Court Arnhall Business Park
Prospect Road
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6FE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LAING, Christopher Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIN, Claire→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIN, Elaine Doreen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-22 · resigned 2015-12-17
Resigned
LAING, Christopher Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-08 · resigned 2011-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-31