WILLCOCKS ROOFING LIMITED

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SC447704 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-16
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,310

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 451% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£11k-£8k-£5k-£2k£1k£4kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£1.9k£-1.8k
Current assets£4.5k£812
Net assets£-4.3k£-11.2k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-31
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  2. 2024-04-30
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  3. 2023-04-29
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  4. 2022-01-28
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  5. 2021-04-02
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  6. 2019-11-07
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  7. 2018-10-05
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  8. 2018-04-13
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  9. 2016-11-11
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  10. 2016-07-01
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  11. 2016-01-21
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  12. 2015-07-06
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  13. 2014-10-30
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  14. 2014-06-01
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  15. 2013-10-04
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  16. 2013-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As WILLCOCKS ROOFING LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-16
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    WILLCOCKS, Martin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "WILLCOCKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Martin John Willcocks
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

118a Garvock Hill
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILLCOCKS, Martin John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-16
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-05