WEST COUNTRY COMPOST LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02887556 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 6 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-09-17
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-09-17
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2019-07-02
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2019-06-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2018-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2018-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2018-01-02
    ➕
    QUAYLE, Mike John appointed
    director
  10. 2018-01-02
    ➖
    HEWITT, Anthony William resigned
    director
  11. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    CORCORAN, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  16. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    HEWITT, Anthony William appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-01-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2014-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-01-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2013-09-11
    ➕
    DOYLE, Terence Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2013-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  24. 2013-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  25. 2013-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2013-08-23
    ➖
    NG, Nadine Loon Angela resigned
    director
  27. 2013-01-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2012-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  29. 2012-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  30. 2012-06-07
    ➖
    STOCKDALE, Carolyn resigned
    secretary
  31. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    CORCORAN, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2011-07-07
    ➖
    ROSLING, Haether Anne resigned
    secretary
  33. 2010-10-04
    ➕
    ROSLING, Haether Anne appointed
    secretary
  34. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    TEMPLE-HEALD, Nicholas resigned
    director
  35. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    BOWMAN, Terence Patrick Edward resigned
    secretary
  36. 2008-07-25
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Terence Patrick Edward appointed
    secretary
  37. 2008-04-21
    ➖
    NG, Nadine Loon Angela resigned
    secretary
  38. 2008-04-21
    ➕
    STOCKDALE, Carolyn appointed
    secretary
  39. 2008-01-25
    ➖
    BURNS, Norah Jane Jacinta resigned
    secretary
  40. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    NG, Nadine Loon Angela appointed
    secretary
  41. 2006-10-03
    ➕
    BURNS, Norah Jane Jacinta appointed
    secretary
  42. 2006-10-03
    ➖
    NG, Nadine Loon Angela resigned
    secretary
  43. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    NG, Nadine Loon Angela appointed
    secretary
  44. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    PETHERICK, Deborah June resigned
    secretary
  45. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    NG, Nadine Loon Angela appointed
    director
  46. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    TEMPLE-HEALD, Nicholas appointed
    director
  47. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  48. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    PETHERICK, Deborah June appointed
    secretary
  49. 2001-12-18
    ➖
    POPE, Christopher Charles resigned
    secretary
  50. 1995-01-13
    ➕
    POPE, Christopher Charles appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-09-17

Group structure

Ecological Sciences Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ecological Sciences Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
WEST COUNTRY COMPOST LIMITED
This company · 02887556

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ecological Sciences Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Stables Duxbury Park
Duxbury Hall Road
Chorley
PR7 4AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 15 resigned)

DOYLE, Terence Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUAYLE, Mike John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWMAN, Terence Patrick Edward→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-25 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
BURNS, Norah Jane Jacinta→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-03 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned
NG, Nadine Loon Angela→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned
NG, Nadine Loon Angela→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2006-10-03
Resigned
PETHERICK, Deborah June→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
POPE, Christopher Charles→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2001-12-18
Resigned
ROSLING, Haether Anne→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-04 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
STOCKDALE, Carolyn→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-21 · resigned 2012-06-07
Resigned
BONDLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-13 · resigned 1995-01-13
Resigned
CORCORAN, Andrew Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
HEWITT, Anthony William→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-03-31 · resigned 2018-01-02
Resigned
NG, Nadine Loon Angela→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2013-08-23
Resigned
TEMPLE-HEALD, Nicholas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
BONDLAW DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-13 · resigned 1995-01-13
Resigned
ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-17
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-07-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-04-06
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-04