GEORGE WILSON PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

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SC033333 · ltd · incorporated 1958-09-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 31.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,999,885
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£972
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£3.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£600k£1.2m£1.8m£2.4m£3.0mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-282024-05-28
Total assets£3.56M£3.55M
Current assets£177.6k£188.3k
Cash£972£1.3k
Debtors£176.6k£187.0k
Net assets£3.00M£3.00M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-24
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-24
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    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-05-13
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    officers · AP03
  9. 2022-05-12
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    WATT, George Sinclair appointed
    secretary
  10. 2022-05-12
    ➕
    WATT, Neil Francis appointed
    director
  11. 2022-05-12
    ➕
    WATT, Robert Stewart appointed
    director
  12. 2022-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-12
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  14. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2000-06-14
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    WATT, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    WATT, Robert Stewart appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-02-10
    ➖
    WATT, Christine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-02-10
    ➖
    WATT, Christine resigned
    director
  24. 1995-08-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 1995-07-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1995-07-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 1995-07-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 1995-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1989-02-28
    ➕
    WATT, Christine appointed
    director
  30. 1958-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE WILSON PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WATT, Neil Francis (same surname) appointed 2022-05-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Sinclair Watt
Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80
50–75%
—50-75% shares28/03/2017

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
Incorporated1958-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Campbell Lane
Hamilton
ML3 6DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

WATT, George Sinclair→
secretary · appointed 2022-05-12
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Active
WATT, Robert Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-11
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Active
WATT, George Sinclair→
director · ~80y
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Active
WATT, Neil Francis→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-05-12
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Active
WATT, Robert Stewart→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-05-12
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Active
WATT, Christine→
secretary · resigned 2000-02-10
Resigned
WATT, Christine→
director · ~76y · appointed 1989-02-28 · resigned 2000-02-10
Resigned
WATT, Elizabeth→
director · ~112y · resigned 2000-06-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property25/07/1995—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/07/1995—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/07/199509/08/1995
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property26/04/1995—
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2022-05-12
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2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31