WATT & CO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

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SC301087 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£200£400£600£800£1kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.0k£1.0k
Debtors£1.0k£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k£1.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-10
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    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    WATT, Ross William resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    COWIE, William Donald resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    WATT, Ross William resigned
    director
  10. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-04-26
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    address · AD01
  19. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Derek appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Kirsten Sian appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Stephen Aloysuis appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    COWIE, William Donald appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-20
    ➖
    WATT, Kenneth George resigned
    director
  24. 2009-12-01
    ➖
    WATT, Jamie Craig resigned
    director
  25. 2009-12-01
    ➕
    WATT, Kenneth George appointed
    director
  26. 2006-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WATT & CO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
  27. 2006-04-21
    ➕
    WATT, Ross William appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-04-21
    ➕
    WATT, Jamie Craig appointed
    director
  29. 2006-04-21
    ➕
    WATT, Ross William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Newton Property Managment Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Newton Property Managment Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WATT & CO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
This company · SC301087

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Newton Property Managment Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

87 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MACDONALD, Derek→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEILL, Kirsten Sian→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEILL, Stephen Aloysuis→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATT, Ross William→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned
COWIE, William Donald→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned
WATT, Jamie Craig→
director · ~41y · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2009-12-01
Resigned
WATT, Kenneth George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2011-04-20
Resigned
WATT, Ross William→
director · ~44y · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29