WINDCAT WORKBOATS (WALES) CYF

🌳Matureactive

08542689 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-02-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-12
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SAVERYS, Alexander Philippe Georges Marie appointed
director
2021-01-12
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SAVERYS, Ludovic Charles Paul Marie appointed
director
2021-01-12
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CAMBURN, Clyde Martin resigned
director
2021-01-12
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CLARKSON, Neil Martin resigned
director
2021-01-12
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LLORCA RODRIGUEZ, Jesus resigned
director
2020-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-12-11
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WILKINSON, Thomas Paul appointed
secretary
2019-11-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-10-31
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ALAIS, Steven Morton resigned
secretary
2019-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-09
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CATCHPOLE, Robert Frederick resigned
director
2019-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-06-03
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VAN DER WEL, Willem Jacobus Christiaan appointed
director
2015-07-08
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ALAIS, Steven Morton appointed
secretary
2013-06-24
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VAN RIJK, Robbert appointed
director
2013-06-24
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CAMBURN, Clyde Martin appointed
director
2013-06-24
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CATCHPOLE, Robert Frederick appointed
director
2013-06-24
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LLORCA RODRIGUEZ, Jesus appointed
director
2013-05-23
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Company incorporated
As WINDCAT WORKBOATS (WALES) CYF
2013-05-23
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CLARKSON, Neil Martin appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WINDCAT WORKBOATS (WALES) CYF

This company · 08542689

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2013-05-23

Jurisdictionwales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 429, Apex House Thomas Street

Trethomas

Caerphilly

CF83 8DP

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-06

Last: 2025-05-23