WESTHILL GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC391620 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£342.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £341,992
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£521k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Net Worth
£342k
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£115k£231k£346k£462k£577kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£521.0k£576.9k
Net assets£342.0k£323.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-23
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Andrew William Ramsay appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-07
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-21
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Jean Ann resigned
    director
  11. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-01-20
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Robert Fraser resigned
    director
  14. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-24
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2021-05-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    BURNETT & REID resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WESTHILL GARAGE LIMITED
  25. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Robert William appointed
    director
  26. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Jean Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Robert Fraser appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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

19/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SIMPSON, Andrew William Ramsay (same surname) appointed 2024-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert William Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Suite A
1 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1BR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BURNETT & REID LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Andrew William Ramsay→
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Robert William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT & REID→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
SIMPSON, Jean Ann→
director · ~86y · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2024-02-21
Resigned
SIMPSON, Robert Fraser→
director · ~87y · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2023-01-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property28/02/2013—
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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-23