R. & F. WILMOT LTD.

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SC262419 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees700700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2018-07-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2017-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-08-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2010-08-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2010-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2004-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As R. & F. WILMOT LTD.
  21. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    WILMOT, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-26
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    WILMOT, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2004-01-26
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-01-26
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-01-26
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-01-26
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    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 "WILMOT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fiona Wilmot
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/06/2016
Mr Richard Wilmot
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/01/2017

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
Incorporated2004-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities

Registered office

99 Main Street
Coatbridge
ML5 3AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILMOT, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-26
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Active
WILMOT, Richard→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-01-26
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-26
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/07/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property25/08/2010—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property25/08/2010—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property16/08/2010—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30