R & W INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC240247 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-28
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£339.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 23.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
80 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £339,070
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£45k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£339k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £366.2k | £317.6k |
| Current assets | £45.5k | — |
| Cash | £45.4k | £59.6k |
| Debtors | £57 | — |
| Net assets | £339.1k | £297.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-20➖LIU, Ah Wong resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-01-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-12-03➕YAU, Wai Ching appointeddirector
- 2002-12-03➕LIU, Ah Wong appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs R & W INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2002-11-28➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-28➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-28➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-28➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-28➕PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-28➖PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 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 candidateStrong 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Wai Ching Yau Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Property · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TULLYBEAGLES LIMITED→ SC352935 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| TWENTY TWO HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC587584 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| WALLSTREET ESTATES LTD→ SC535733 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| WARRENDER LETTINGS AGENCY LTD→ SC427887 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| WARSI HOLDINGS LTD→ SC852829 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATERBOARD PROPERTY LTD→ SC747419 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| WATERLOO COMMERCIAL LTD→ SC830006 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| WE HOLD LETS LTD→ SC822246 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| WEEHI PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC722230 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| WELCOME NEST LTD→ SC857985 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST INVESTMENTS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC536294 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| WEST LOTHIAN PROPERTIES LTD→ SC829459 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
9 Ainslie Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6AT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
YAU, Wai Ching→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIU, Ah Wong→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2022-04-20
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2002-11-28
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2002-11-28
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2002-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 05/02/2003 | 20/04/2018 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 17/01/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-05-26