WINCHBURGH MOTORWAY JUNCTION LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC608331 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-18
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 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 7.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
32 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-05
    ➕
    POPE, Gavin Michael appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-05
    ➖
    MCGRATH, David Thomas resigned
    director
  10. 2021-11-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-21
    ➕
    CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-19
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    DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond resigned
    director
  15. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  20. 2019-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-02-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2019-01-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2019-01-07
    ➕
    HOPETOUN, Earl Of appointed
    director
  24. 2019-01-07
    ➕
    NOBLE, Donald Iain appointed
    director
  25. 2019-01-07
    ➕
    MCGRATH, David Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 2018-12-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aithrie Limited
  27. 2018-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As WINCHBURGH MOTORWAY JUNCTION LIMITED
  28. 2018-09-18
    ➕
    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
  • -4 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Winchburgh Developments Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Winchburgh Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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WINCHBURGH MOTORWAY JUNCTION LIMITED
This company · SC608331

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Earl Of Hopetoun
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/12/2018
Winchburgh Developments Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-18
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: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

CUMMINGS, Peter Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPETOUN, Earl Of→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOBLE, Donald Iain→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POPE, Gavin Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-09-18 · resigned 2021-03-19
Resigned
MCGRATH, David Thomas→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2022-08-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aithrie
Aithrie Limited
A registered charge1 property27/12/2018—
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30