WEST END CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC432150 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
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. 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: high (86/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees——100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2016-10-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2015-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-01
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    COBB, Ronald Peter resigned
    director
  16. 2012-09-27
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald appointed
    director
  17. 2012-09-27
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    BARR, Alan Lamont resigned
    director
  18. 2012-09-27
    ➕
    COBB, Ronald Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As WEST END CARE LIMITED
  20. 2012-09-07
    ➕
    BARR, Alan Lamont appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dugald Macdonald Macaulay
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Apt 3/4 60 Southbrae Gardens
Glasgow
G13 1UB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-27
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Active
BARR, Alan Lamont→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2012-09-27
Resigned
COBB, Ronald Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-13