WEST 1 (MORECAMBE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05886501 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-25
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£32.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (6 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 £32,488
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,267 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£32.5k£37.8k
Current assets£29.5k£36.2k
Net assets£32.5k£37.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-13
    DONALD, Steven appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-01
    HUMPHREYS, John Leslie resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-02-28
    BILLINGE, David appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-28
    DYSON, Moira Margaret appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-28
    SHARPLES, Janet appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-11-28
    POWELL, Jill Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-10-11
    SPENCE, James resigned
    director
  21. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-02-13
    MOORHOUSE, David Ralph resigned
    director
  25. 2019-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2019-10-22
    POWELL, Jill Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2016-05-19
    DULSON, Philip George resigned
    director
  28. 2016-05-19
    HUMPHREYS, John Leslie appointed
    director
  29. 2016-05-19
    MOORHOUSE, David Ralph appointed
    director
  30. 2015-05-07
    SPENCE, James appointed
    director
  31. 2013-07-26
    CLOUGH, David resigned
    director
  32. 2012-08-13
    FAITHFULL, Karen Ann appointed
    director
  33. 2012-06-21
    PEARSON, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 2012-02-21
    BAGGULEY, John resigned
    director
  35. 2011-02-01
    CLOUGH, David appointed
    director
  36. 2010-12-31
    CLOUGH, David resigned
    director
  37. 2010-05-13
    MYINT, Elaine Maria appointed
    director
  38. 2010-03-25
    ELAM, Graham resigned
    director
  39. 2009-06-18
    PEARSON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2009-06-01
    SMITH, Geraldine resigned
    director
  41. 2009-03-31
    HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  42. 2009-01-19
    BAGGULEY, John appointed
    director
  43. 2009-01-19
    CLOUGH, David appointed
    director
  44. 2009-01-19
    DULSON, Philip George appointed
    director
  45. 2009-01-19
    ELAM, Graham appointed
    director
  46. 2009-01-19
    MURRAY, Stuart Lewis resigned
    director
  47. 2009-01-19
    SMITH, Geraldine appointed
    director
  48. 2008-10-21
    DURGAN, Nasreen resigned
    director
  49. 2008-03-28
    DURGAN, Nasreen appointed
    director
  50. 2008-03-28
    PICK, Clare resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Grosvenor Apartments
Sandylands Promenade
Morecambe
Lancs
LA3 1GW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (6 active · 20 resigned)

BILLINGE, David
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
DONALD, Steven
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-04-13
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Active
DYSON, Moira Margaret
director · ~81y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
FAITHFULL, Karen Ann
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MYINT, Elaine Maria
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-05-13
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Active
SHARPLES, Janet
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2006-07-25
Resigned
BAGGULEY, John
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2012-02-21
Resigned
BENSTOCK, Alan Lewis
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2006-10-12
Resigned
CLOUGH, David
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2013-07-26
Resigned
CLOUGH, David
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
DULSON, Philip George
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned
DURGAN, Nasreen
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2008-10-21
Resigned
ELAM, Graham
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
HUMPHREYS, John Leslie
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned
MOORHOUSE, David Ralph
director · ~93y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2020-02-13
Resigned
MURRAY, Stuart Lewis
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2009-01-19
Resigned
PEARSON, Mark Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-06-18 · resigned 2012-06-21
Resigned
PICK, Clare
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2008-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-02