WESTWINDS ENERGY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC413213 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-15
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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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
42 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
70
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As WESTWINDS ENERGY LTD
  18. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    WEST, David appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    WEST, Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  21. 2011-12-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 "WEST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David West
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mary West
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Braemohr Macduff Road
Gardenstown
Banff
AB45 3YJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WEST, David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-12-15
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Active
WEST, Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-15
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2011-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23