IAIN WILSON LIMITED

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SC253662 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-01
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£95.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £95,735
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,173 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£96k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£134k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£142kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£149.3k£107.5k
Current assets£134.3k£141.6k
Net assets£95.7k£103.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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  2. 2024-06-29
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  3. 2023-05-30
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  4. 2022-05-31
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  5. 2021-06-01
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  6. 2020-08-26
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  7. 2019-05-30
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  8. 2018-05-31
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  9. 2017-05-27
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  10. 2016-05-31
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  11. 2015-09-29
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  12. 2015-05-31
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  13. 2014-08-28
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  15. 2013-08-27
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  16. 2003-08-04
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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  17. 2003-08-04
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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  18. 2003-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As IAIN WILSON LIMITED
  19. 2003-08-01
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    WILSON, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-08-01
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    WILSON, Iain appointed
    director
  21. 2003-08-01
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-08-01
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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.
  • +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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

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 Iain Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

1 Primrose Place
Inverkip
Renfrewshire
PA16 0DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILSON, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-01
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Active
WILSON, Iain→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-01
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-04
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
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2025-05-29
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2024-08-22
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2024-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
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2023-05-30
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2022-08-11
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2022-05-31
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2021-08-23
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2021-06-01
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2020-08-26
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2020-08-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-26
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accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-14