WEST COAST MEDIA (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC369462 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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  3. 2024-12-11
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  4. 2024-03-29
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  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-08
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    capital · SH03
  9. 2021-01-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2020-06-27
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  11. 2020-01-22
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-01-17
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    SLATER, Ian Luke resigned
    director
  13. 2019-03-30
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  14. 2019-02-19
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-02-15
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2019-02-15
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-14
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    SLATER, Ian Luke appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-09-29
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    DAVIES, Timothy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-29
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    HUNTER, Blair appointed
    director
  21. 2010-09-29
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    DAVIES, Patricia Marion resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-09-29
    ➖
    DAVIES, Graham resigned
    director
  23. 2010-09-29
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    DAVIES, Patricia Marion resigned
    director
  24. 2009-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As WEST COAST MEDIA (SCOTLAND) LTD
  25. 2009-12-02
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    DAVIES, Timothy Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-02
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    DAVIES, Patricia Marion appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    DAVIES, Graham appointed
    director
  28. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    DAVIES, Patricia Marion appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Graham Davies
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Blair Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

2 Skinidin
Dunvegan
Isle Of Skye
IV55 8ZS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIES, Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-29
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Active
DAVIES, Timothy Graham→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-12-02
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Active
HUNTER, Blair→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Patricia Marion→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
DAVIES, Graham→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
DAVIES, Patricia Marion→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
SLATER, Ian Luke→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-02-14 · resigned 2020-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04