WESTMINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC168995 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
  • ↑Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • ↓Refinance opportunity: ready → under_pressure
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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

1 live charge · oldest 25.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-302024-10-302023-10-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-05
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    MITCHELL, Romany resigned
    director
  2. 2026-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-12
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    MITCHELL, Benjamin James Alexander resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-09-01
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    MITCHELL, Benjamin James Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-04
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    DAWSON, Martyn Richard resigned
    director
  12. 2022-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-01
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Benjamin James Alexander resigned
    director
  16. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-03
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  18. 2020-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-11-01
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    DAWSON, Martyn Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-08-22
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  22. 2019-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-08-19
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Benjamin James Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2017-08-19
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Romany appointed
    director
  27. 2017-02-14
    ➖
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  28. 2016-12-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2008-09-08
    ➖
    BORTHWICK, Tracie resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-09-08
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  31. 2006-02-15
    ➕
    BORTHWICK, Tracie appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-10-27
    ➖
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-02-10
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  34. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  35. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen resigned
    director
  36. 2001-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  37. 1996-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As WESTMINT LIMITED
  38. 1996-10-14
    ➕
    MITCHELL, James appointed
    director
  39. 1996-10-14
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  40. 1996-10-14
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  41. 1996-10-14
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  42. 1996-10-14
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Eileen appointed
    director
  43. 1996-10-14
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  44. 1996-10-14
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/06/2019

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
Incorporated1996-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Crown Buildings
Troywood
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 8QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

MITCHELL, James→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORTHWICK, Tracie→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2008-09-08
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-08 · resigned 2017-02-14
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-10-27
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-14 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-14 · resigned 1996-10-14
Resigned
DAWSON, Martyn Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-01 · resigned 2022-10-04
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Eileen→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-10-14 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-10-14 · resigned 1996-10-14
Resigned
MITCHELL, Benjamin James Alexander→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2024-06-12
Resigned
MITCHELL, Benjamin James Alexander→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-08-19 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
MITCHELL, Romany→
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-08-19 · resigned 2026-07-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property28/03/200110/12/2016

Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14