WINCHBURGH DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC602570 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-13

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 7.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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2 signals 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

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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officers · AP01
2026-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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NICHOLSON, Thomas Marshall appointed
director
2025-12-15
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WHITAKER, Kevin resigned
director
2025-09-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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RICE, Michael Daniel appointed
director
2025-09-01
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STODDART, Neil John resigned
director
2025-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
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HUNTER, Jamie Donald Campbell appointed
director
2022-08-05
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POPE, Gavin Michael appointed
director
2022-08-05
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MCGRATH, David Thomas resigned
director
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-19
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DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond resigned
director
2020-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-12-14
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CARLILE, Stewart Alan appointed
director
2018-12-14
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CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph appointed
director
2018-12-14
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MCGRATH, David Thomas appointed
director
2018-12-14
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STODDART, Neil John appointed
director
2018-12-14
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WHITAKER, Kevin appointed
director
2018-12-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: West Coast Capital Holdings Limited (As Security Trustee)
2018-07-13
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Company incorporated
As WINCHBURGH DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
2018-07-13
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DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: STODDART, Neil John resigned 2025-09-01; WHITAKER, Kevin resigned 2025-12-15

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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West Coast Capital Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Cala Management Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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WINCHBURGH DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · SC602570

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
West Coast Capital Holdings Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	14/12/2018
Cala Management Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	14/12/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Regenco (Winchburgh) Limitedceased 14/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-07-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1a Canal View

Winchburgh

Broxburn

West Lothian

EH52 6FE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01