DAVID WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION

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SC356241 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,404
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£681£1k£2k£3k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.4k£3.4k
Cash£3.4k£3.4k
Net assets£3.4k£3.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-13
    ➖
    JAMES, Wyndham Nicholas resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-04-01
    ✏️
    change-of-name-exemption
    change-of-name · NE01
  6. 2025-04-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-09-27
    ➖
    BRETMAN, Ian Morris resigned
    director
  10. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DAVID WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION
  19. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    REID, Ewan Wallace appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    REID, Ewan Wallace appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Morag Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    BRETMAN, Ian Morris appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-09
    ➕
    JAMES, Wyndham Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 "WILLIAMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-01: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-04-01: change-of-name-exemption

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

REID, Ewan Wallace→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Ewan Wallace→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-09
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Morag Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRETMAN, Ian Morris→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2024-09-27
Resigned
JAMES, Wyndham Nicholas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2026-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-01
change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2025-04-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08