WILDWOODZ LTD.

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SC279622 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£54.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.1y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,963
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,222 YoY
Cash YoY
+197%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 197% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 152% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£42k£55k£69kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£74.2k£89.0k
Current assets£24.2k£9.6k
Cash£22.3k£7.5k
Debtors£74£108
Net assets£54.0k£69.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  3. 2025-07-14
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  4. 2024-12-16
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  5. 2024-02-29
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  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-25
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  11. 2018-10-29
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  12. 2017-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    STEWART, Charlotte Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-02-01
    ➖
    MOORE, Ian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As WILDWOODZ LTD.
  20. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, David Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    MOORE, Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-02-08
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-02-08
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-02-08
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 David Mark Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Viewmount Cottage, Precincts
Road, Fortrose
Ross-Shire
IV10 8TS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STEWART, Charlotte Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, David Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2005-02-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2005-02-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/04/2026—
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Recent filings (59 total)

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mortgage · MR01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16