WILLIAMS YOUNG MCKAIG LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
SC432135 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-07
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£450.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £450,336
Cash YoY
+116%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£166k
↑ 116% YoY
Net Worth
£450k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£90k£180k£270k£360k£450kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£166.5k£77.2k
Net assets£450.3k£371.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-01-19
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2026-01-19
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    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-12-18
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-11
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    YOUNG, Donald Stewart Farquhar resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-22
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-05-22
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-05-22
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-05-22
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2022-09-20
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  15. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2020-09-30
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  17. 2019-10-07
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  18. 2012-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WILLIAMS YOUNG MCKAIG LTD
  19. 2012-09-07
    ➕
    MCKAIG, William Fisher appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Richard John appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-07
    ➕
    YOUNG, Donald Stewart Farquhar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 "MCKAIG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Fisher Mckaig
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016
Mr Richard John Williams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Donald Stewart Farquhar Youngceased 11/12/2025· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

7-11 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCKAIG, William Fisher→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-09-07
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Active
WILLIAMS, Richard John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-07
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Active
YOUNG, Donald Stewart Farquhar→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2025-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26