WOODLAND PARK (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC273721 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-22

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

£-150.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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 21.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £150,292

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£150k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£150k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£-150.3k	£-150.0k
Current assets	£149.9k	£149.9k
Net assets	£-150.3k	£-150.0k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-08-01
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2022-06-10
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2021-06-03
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2020-06-23
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2019-06-03
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2019-06-03
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2019-06-03
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2018-05-24
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2017-06-19
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2016-06-29
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2015-10-09
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2007-10-01
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GILMOUR, Robert Douglas resigned
director
2007-05-18
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GILMOUR, Katherine Rawand appointed
secretary
2007-05-18
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GILMOUR, Ian Lindsay resigned
secretary
2006-03-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-05-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-09-22
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Company incorporated
As WOODLAND PARK (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
2004-09-22
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GILMOUR, Ian Lindsay appointed
director
2004-09-22
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GILMOUR, Ian Lindsay appointed
secretary
2004-09-22
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-22
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-22
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GILMOUR, Robert Douglas appointed
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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Katherine Gilmour Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	22/09/2016
Mr Ian Lindsay Gilmour Individual · British · DOB 04/1940 · age 86	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	22/09/2016

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

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BROOMPARK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC156310 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	83	85y
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8 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

Incorporated2004-09-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

C/O Burgoyne Carey Pavilion 2

3 Dava Street

Glasgow

G51 2JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-06

Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GILMOUR, Katherine Rawand→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-18

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Active

GILMOUR, Ian Lindsay→

director · ~76y · appointed 2004-09-22

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Active

GILMOUR, Ian Lindsay→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2007-05-18

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-09-22

Resigned

GILMOUR, Robert Douglas→

director · ~78y · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2007-10-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	15/03/2006	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/05/2005	—

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