COAL WYND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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SC095288 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£180.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £180,495
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£180k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£36k£72k£108k£144k£180kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£202.8k£197.5k
Current assets£7.2k£10.4k
Cash£5.6k£6.9k
Debtors£1.6k£3.4k
Net assets£180.5k£174.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-07-03
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  4. 2022-06-27
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  5. 2021-09-06
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  6. 2020-10-15
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  7. 2019-08-01
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  8. 2018-09-25
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  9. 2018-07-17
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  10. 2018-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2017-10-06
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  12. 2016-08-05
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  13. 2016-01-05
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  14. 2015-12-01
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  15. 2015-02-06
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  16. 2014-09-11
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  17. 2013-03-22
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    LEE, Douglas Stuart resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-12-22
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    MCNAB (JNR), Robert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-08-25
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    DAY, Nigel Gold Sidney resigned
    director
  20. 2001-06-04
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    LEE, Douglas Stuart appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-06-04
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    DAY, Nigel Gold Sidney appointed
    director
  22. 2001-05-25
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    MCNAB, Robert resigned
    director
  23. 1998-05-05
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    MCNAB (JNR), Robert appointed
    director
  24. 1998-05-05
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    MCNAB (JNR), Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-12-15
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    J S DANSKIN SMITH & GRANT SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1997-12-15
    ➖
    BRODIE, James Wallace resigned
    director
  27. 1997-12-15
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    DANSKIN, Julian Struthers resigned
    director
  28. 1994-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 1994-06-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1994-06-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 1992-07-07
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    COOK, Andrew resigned
    director
  32. 1986-09-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 1985-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 1985-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As COAL WYND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Mcnab
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/12/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1985-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Camperdown Place
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY2 6XW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

MCNAB (JNR), Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Douglas Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2013-03-22
Resigned
MCNAB (JNR), Robert→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-05 · resigned 2003-12-22
Resigned
J S DANSKIN SMITH & GRANT SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned
BRODIE, James Wallace→
director · ~96y · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned
COOK, Andrew→
director · ~94y · resigned 1992-07-07
Resigned
DANSKIN, Julian Struthers→
director · ~75y · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned
DAY, Nigel Gold Sidney→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2002-08-25
Resigned
MCNAB, Robert→
director · ~103y · resigned 2001-05-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property20/06/199417/07/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property15/09/198605/07/1994
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property30/10/198513/06/1994

Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
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accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-20