DWI CONCEPTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC418218 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    capital · SH10
  3. 2025-03-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-02-03
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    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-01-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-31
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    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-12-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-12-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-09-21
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-09-21
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    address · AD01
  15. 2021-05-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-12
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-08
    ISAAC, David William resigned
    director
  19. 2014-02-28
    TWEEDIE, Peter David resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-02-29
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    Company incorporated
    As DWI CONCEPTS LTD
  21. 2012-02-29
    WILKIE, Douglas Scott appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-29
    TWEEDIE, Peter David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-02-29
    ISAAC, David William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Hilary Wilkie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
2550%
25-50% shares27/11/2024
Mr Douglas Scott Wilkie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Quarry House
Quarry House
Aberlady
Scotland
EH32 0QB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WILKIE, Douglas Scott
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-02-29
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Active
TWEEDIE, Peter David
secretary · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
ISAAC, David William
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2018-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27