R W WARNOCK LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC421687 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-11

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£475.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £475,683

Cash YoY

+42%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£261k

↑ 42% YoY

Net Worth

£476k

↑ 2.7% YoY

Current Assets

£1.7m

↑ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£496.5k	£483.4k
Current assets	£1.66M	£1.21M
Cash	£260.9k	£183.2k
Debtors	£1.40M	£1.03M
Net assets	£475.7k	£463.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-07-22
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2023-08-30
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2022-06-17
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2021-07-13
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2020-08-04
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2020-01-10
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2018-07-31
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2017-08-29
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2017-04-07
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2016-08-23
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accounts · AA
2016-04-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-27
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accounts · AA
2015-04-16
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2014-08-05
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2012-04-13
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WARNOCK, Robert Watson appointed
director
2012-04-11
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Company incorporated
As R W WARNOCK LTD
2012-04-11
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-04-11
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-04-11
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2012-04-11
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2012-04-11
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2012-04-11
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WARNOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Watson Warnock Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	09/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-04-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park

Beancross Road

Grangemouth

Stirlingshire

FK3 8WX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-22

Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WARNOCK, Robert Watson→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-13

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Active

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-11 · resigned 2012-04-11

Resigned

MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-11 · resigned 2012-04-11

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2012-04-11 · resigned 2012-04-11

Resigned

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