WINDERMERE MOTOR LAUNCH COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08678388 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-05

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2024-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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officers · TM01
2024-02-21
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COWHERD, Thomas Richard resigned
director
2023-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-09-13
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accounts · AA
2018-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-09-15
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accounts · AA
2016-09-07
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accounts · AA
2015-09-29
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-08
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accounts · AA
2015-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-01-21
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BROCKBANK, Allan resigned
director
2013-10-21
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BEWLEY, William John appointed
director
2013-10-21
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FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George appointed
director
2013-10-21
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MICKLETHWAITE, Leslie appointed
director
2013-10-21
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THOMPSON, James Roy appointed
director
2013-10-21
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WOODBURN, John appointed
director
2013-10-21
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BROCKBANK, Allan appointed
director
2013-10-21
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COWHERD, Thomas Richard appointed
director
2013-09-05
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Company incorporated
As WINDERMERE MOTOR LAUNCH COMPANY LIMITED
2013-09-05
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SIMON, Andrew James appointed
director
2013-09-05
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WILKINSON, Nigel 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WINDERMERE MOTOR LAUNCH COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 08678388

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
Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-09-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Winander House

Glebe Road

Bowness-On-Windermere

Cumbria

LA23 3HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-19

Last: 2025-09-05