WELLWOOD ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC226381 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-17
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees400

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2024-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2019-04-02
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  10. 2018-02-14
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  11. 2017-02-13
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  12. 2016-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-31
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-12-31
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-05-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2012-05-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2011-06-01
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    KAY, Nicola Kate Ingouville appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-28
    ➕
    DALGLISH, Ronald Wilson appointed
    director
  21. 2001-12-19
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    DALGLISH, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-12-19
    ➕
    DALGLISH, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2001-12-19
    ➕
    KAY, Stephen James William appointed
    director
  24. 2001-12-19
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    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-12-19
    ➖
    REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-12-19
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    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As WELLWOOD ESTATES LIMITED
  28. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-12-17
    ➕
    REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-12-17
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    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

Carslogie Farm
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

DALGLISH, Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-19
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Active
DALGLISH, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-12-19
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Active
DALGLISH, Ronald Wilson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-02-28
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Active
KAY, Nicola Kate Ingouville→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
KAY, Stephen James William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2001-12-19
Resigned
REYNARD NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2001-12-19
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2001-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/05/2012—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property13/05/201217/05/2024
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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-02