VWM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC328868 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-09-22
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2020-09-22
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-07-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    MARR, Alistair Edmund resigned
    secretary
  5. 2020-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2020-04-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  7. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-08-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2019-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-01-22
    ➖
    WELSH, Kenneth Anderson resigned
    director
  12. 2018-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2015-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-09-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2013-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-08-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  23. 2012-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2012-08-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  25. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    MUIRHEAD, Fergus resigned
    director
  26. 2007-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VWM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  27. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    THOMSON, David Matthew appointed
    director
  28. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    MARR, Alistair Edmund appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    MUIRHEAD, Fergus appointed
    director
  30. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    WELSH, Kenneth Anderson appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-09-22

Group structure

Vwm Consulting Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Vwm Consulting Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
VWM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC328868

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
Vwm Consulting Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth Anderson Welshceased 22/01/2019· 75-100% shares · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

95 Douglas Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 4EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

THOMSON, David Matthew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-07
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Active
MARR, Alistair Edmund→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-07 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
MUIRHEAD, Fergus→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-07 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
WELSH, Kenneth Anderson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-08-07 · resigned 2019-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-08-08