WESTWARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD

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SC312904 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-01
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2024-10-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-10-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-11
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2022-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-10-01
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    WEST, Ruth Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-31
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    WEST, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-07-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Graham Joseph resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-07-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2006-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As WESTWARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  23. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    WEST, Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Graham Joseph appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-12-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-12-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WEST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WEST, Ruth Anne Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2021-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Alexander West
Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Heritage House
141 Shore Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WEST, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEST, Alexander→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEST, Ruth Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Graham Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-11