NWH HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC303441 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 17.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (8 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
122 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
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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 capital
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2025-12-05
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-31
    BLACK, Nairn Gordon resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-05-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2025-05-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-05-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-14
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  13. 2024-02-13
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2024-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-01-24
    MONEY, Gavin appointed
    director
  18. 2024-01-24
    WILLIAMS, Nicola Inglis appointed
    director
  19. 2024-01-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2023-10-31
    WILLIAMS, Mark Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2023-07-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  22. 2023-07-11
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  23. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-07-04
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  25. 2022-07-04
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  26. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-05-13
    RAY, Richard Foster Devenish appointed
    director
  28. 2022-05-13
    ROBERTSON, Colin Dugaid appointed
    director
  29. 2022-05-13
    BLACK, Nairn Gordon appointed
    director
  30. 2022-05-13
    MCCORMICK, John Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2021-11-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2018-06-10
    MACMILLAN, William resigned
    director
  33. 2016-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  34. 2016-03-14
    MACMILLAN, William appointed
    director
  35. 2015-12-30
    HIGGINS, Lynne resigned
    director
  36. 2015-04-01
    HILL, Gordon Arthur appointed
    director
  37. 2015-04-01
    HIGGINS, Lynne appointed
    director
  38. 2015-04-01
    MCCORMICK, John Robert appointed
    director
  39. 2010-03-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  40. 2009-01-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  41. 2008-11-28
    MCCOY, Catherine Angela resigned
    director
  42. 2008-11-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  43. 2008-09-30
    CLARKE, Jeremy Edwin resigned
    director
  44. 2007-06-14
    MCCOY, Catherine Angela appointed
    director
  45. 2006-08-28
    CLARKE, Jeremy Edwin appointed
    director
  46. 2006-06-09
    WILLIAMS, Richard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  47. 2006-06-09
    WILLIAMS, Craig David John appointed
    director
  48. 2006-06-09
    WILLIAMS, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  49. 2006-06-09
    WILLIAMS, Mark Paul appointed
    director
  50. 2006-06-07
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
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Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig David John Williams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares26/05/2025
Mr Mark Paul Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
2550%
25-50% shares06/05/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 5
Mayfield Industrial Estate
Mayfield, Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 4AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (8 active · 9 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Richard Anthony
secretary · appointed 2006-06-09
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Active
HILL, Gordon Arthur
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
MONEY, Gavin
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
RAY, Richard Foster Devenish
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-13
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Active
ROBERTSON, Colin Dugaid
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-05-13
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Active
WILLIAMS, Craig David John
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-06-09
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Active
WILLIAMS, Nicola Inglis
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
WILLIAMS, Richard Anthony
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-06-09
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned
BLACK, Nairn Gordon
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
CLARKE, Jeremy Edwin
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-28 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned
HIGGINS, Lynne
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2015-12-30
Resigned
MACMILLAN, William
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2018-06-10
Resigned
MCCORMICK, John Robert
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2022-05-13
Resigned
MCCOY, Catherine Angela
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2008-11-28
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Mark Paul
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2023-10-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge17/11/2021
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Floating charge1 property24/03/201018/11/2016
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property15/01/2009
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property06/11/2008
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Recent filings (122 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-05-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-02-14
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30