WILSON FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC230059 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 17.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
86 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

2 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Wilson Renewables Iv LLP
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-10-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-06-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-06-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Cloud Hill Windfarm Limited
  11. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-04-03
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    BEATTIE, Andrew Stuart Hugh appointed
    director
  15. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2018-09-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2016-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: L1 Renewables Limited and Its Successors in Title, and Its Permitted Assignees or Permitted Transferees
  24. 2013-03-25
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Darryl John resigned
    director
  25. 2010-05-31
    ➖
    PICKLES, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hamish Wilson
  27. 2008-07-31
    ➖
    O'HARA, Alexander Halliday resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-07-31
    ➕
    PICKLES, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-07-31
    ➖
    O'HARA, Alexander Halliday resigned
    director
  30. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    CHRISTISON, Alan Graham appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    WILSON, Hamish Finlay appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    WILSON, Wilma Donella Nancy appointed
    director
  33. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    O'HARA, Alexander Halliday appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Darryl John appointed
    director
  36. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    O'HARA, Alexander Halliday appointed
    director
  37. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2002-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WILSON FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED
  40. 2002-04-08
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2002-04-08
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2002-04-08
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Wilson Forest Products Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wilson Forest Products Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WILSON FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · SC230059

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wilson Forest Products Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hamish Finlay Wilsonceased 07/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200

Registered office

Carbieston House
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA6 5JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

BEATTIE, Andrew Stuart Hugh→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTISON, Alan Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Hamish Finlay→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Wilma Donella Nancy→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'HARA, Alexander Halliday→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
PICKLES, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2010-05-31
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned
FRANCIS, Darryl John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2013-03-25
Resigned
O'HARA, Alexander Halliday→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Wilson Renewables Iv
Wilson Renewables Iv LLP
A registered charge1 property14/04/2026—
outstanding
Cloud Hill Windfarm
Cloud Hill Windfarm Limited
A registered charge1 property05/06/2024—
satisfied
L1 Renewables and Its Successors in Title, and Its Permitted Assignees or Permitted Transferees
L1 Renewables Limited and Its Successors in Title, and Its Permitted Assignees or Permitted Transferees
A registered charge—16/05/201624/09/2018
outstanding
Hamish Wilson
Floating charge1 property24/10/2008—
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Recent filings (86 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10