WEST COAST ACCELERATOR LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC583348 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-12-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2024-02-20📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2024-02-20🏁Company dissolved
- 2023-12-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2023-11-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-28➖LIVINGSTONE, William resigneddirector
- 2018-02-27➕CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-30➕SEALES, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2018-01-30➕LIVINGSTONE, William appointeddirector
- 2018-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs WEST COAST ACCELERATOR LIMITED
- 2017-12-07➕HUNTER, Ewan John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-02-20
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Joseph Cummings Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/02/2018 |
Mrs Sharon Seales Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 30/01/2018 |
Mr Ewan John Hunter Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 30/01/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Livingstoneceased 28/02/2018· 25-50% voting
- Sir Thomas Blane Hunterceased 30/01/2018· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Marathon House Olympic Business Park
Drybridge Road
Dundonald
Kilmarnock
KA2 9AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-02-27
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HUNTER, Ewan John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-12-07
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SEALES, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-01-30
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LIVINGSTONE, William→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2018-01-30 · resigned 2018-02-28
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Recent filings (27 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-02-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-12-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-06