WOW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC270557 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£36k£72k£108k£144k£180kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£58.3k
Current assets—£180.3k
Cash—£116.1k
Net assets—£58.3k
Average employees800—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-11
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-11-04
    ➖
    BOWDITCH, Lyndsey Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-11-03
    ➖
    BOWDITCH, Lyndsey Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Gillian Ruth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-16
    ➖
    BAIKIE, Duncan Ranald resigned
    director
  21. 2004-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WOW (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  22. 2004-07-12
    ➕
    BOWDITCH, Lyndsey Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-07-12
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-07-12
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-07-12
    ➕
    BAIKIE, Duncan Ranald appointed
    director
  26. 2004-07-12
    ➕
    BOWDITCH, Lyndsey Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2004-07-12
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-07-12
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gillian Ruth Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/06/2017

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
Incorporated2004-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

Dhunan
8 Park Avenue
Stirling
Central
FK8 2QR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Gillian Ruth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWDITCH, Lyndsey Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2014-11-04
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2004-07-12
Resigned
BAIKIE, Duncan Ranald→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2013-04-16
Resigned
BOWDITCH, Lyndsey Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2014-11-03
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2004-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-11
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-15