THE WESTERN MEETING CLUB 2003 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC241997 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 23.0y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 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 employees0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-31
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    MACDONALD, Barry Neil resigned
    director
  12. 2020-04-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2020-03-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2018-04-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2014-11-12
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    MACDONALD, Barry Neil appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-12
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    ROUGH, Stewart Harley resigned
    director
  20. 2013-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2013-07-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  22. 2010-05-10
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    MORRISON, James Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-30
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    ROUGH, Stewart Harley resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-07-26
    ➕
    BROWN, David John appointed
    director
  25. 2005-08-27
    ➕
    ROUGH, Stewart Harley appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-26
    ➖
    THOMSON, James resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-08-26
    ➖
    THOMSON, James resigned
    director
  28. 2004-08-06
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    ROUGH, Stewart Harley appointed
    director
  29. 2003-05-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 2003-04-30
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    JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell appointed
    director
  31. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Alan Gillies appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    THOMSON, James appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-04-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    THOMSON, James appointed
    director
  35. 2003-04-07
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As THE WESTERN MEETING CLUB 2003 LIMITED
  37. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Wmcayrholdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Western Meeting Club 2007 Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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THE WESTERN MEETING CLUB 2003 LIMITED
This company · SC241997

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wmcayrholdings Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control · firm interest30/06/2016
Western Meeting Club 2007 Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control30/06/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2003-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2 Whitletts Road
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA8 0JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

BROWN, David John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Alan Gillies→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, James Stuart→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROUGH, Stewart Harley→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-27 · resigned 2008-12-30
Resigned
THOMSON, James→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2005-08-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned
MACDONALD, Barry Neil→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-11-12 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
ROUGH, Stewart Harley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
THOMSON, James→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2005-08-26
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/07/2013—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property14/05/200306/09/2013
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-27