WESTCO DEVELOPMENTS (N.I.) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI655559 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-10

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 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

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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2024-02-05
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2023-05-24
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2022-09-28
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2021-04-08
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2021-04-02
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DEEHAN, Kevin, Mr. resigned
director
2020-09-15
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2018-09-10
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Company incorporated
As WESTCO DEVELOPMENTS (N.I.) LIMITED
2018-09-10
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MCGILLOWAY, James Anthony appointed
director
2018-09-10
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DEEHAN, Kevin, Mr. appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Marlborough Properties (Ni) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Marlborough Properties (Ni) Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WESTCO DEVELOPMENTS (N.I.) LIMITED

This company · NI655559

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
Marlborough Properties (Ni) Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	10/09/2018

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Allied Ship Supplies (Ireland) Limitedceased 28/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Kd Properties (N.I.) Limitedceased 28/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr. Kevin Deehanceased 02/04/2021· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-09-10

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2 Victoria Gate

Londonderry

BT47 2TP

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCGILLOWAY, James Anthony→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-09-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEEHAN, Kevin, Mr.→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-09-10 · resigned 2021-04-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-02-27

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-15

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accounts · AA

2025-02-28

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2024-10-02

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accounts · AA

2024-02-28

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2024-02-05

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2024-02-04

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2024-02-04

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2023-09-19

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accounts · AA

2023-05-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-05

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-09-28

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2022-09-28