WIGWAM HOLIDAYS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC295346 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£157.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £157,869

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
£158k
Current Assets
£197k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£548.0k
Current assets£196.7k
Cash£1.3k
Debtors£195.4k
Net assets£157.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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  2. 2025-09-18
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  3. 2024-09-13
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  4. 2023-09-06
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  5. 2022-12-14
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  6. 2021-09-30
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  7. 2020-12-31
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-28
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  10. 2018-01-19
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  11. 2018-01-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  12. 2017-10-03
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  13. 2017-02-28
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  14. 2016-10-31
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  15. 2016-01-29
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  16. 2015-10-31
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  17. 2009-04-30
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    GULLAND, David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As WIGWAM HOLIDAYS LTD.
  19. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    GULLAND, Charles Bowstead appointed
    director
  20. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    GULLAND, David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-01-12
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-01-12
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-01-12
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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  24. 2006-01-12
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Charles Bowstead Gulland
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

4th Floor, Metropolitan House
31-33 High Street
Inverness
IV1 1HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GULLAND, Charles Bowstead→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GULLAND, David→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2006-01-12
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2006-01-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/01/2018—
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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30