WHITEHAVEN DEVELOPMENTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC400790 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30➕LEWSLEY, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖TOWERS, Simon resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs WHITEHAVEN DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2011-06-01➕MCFARLANE, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2011-06-01➕TOWERS, Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Npl Group (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Npl Group (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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WHITEHAVEN DEVELOPMENTS LTD
This company · SC400790
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Npl Group (Uk) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/10/2023 |
Mr Robert Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Npl Developments Ltdceased 05/10/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
183 St. Vincent Street
First Floor
Glasgow
G2 5QD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LEWSLEY, John Charles→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOWERS, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
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Recent filings (53 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26