WITHERBY DIGITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC450993 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
41 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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-20
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    MACHTELINCKX, Johan Fernand Dominique resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-10
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-17
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  14. 2017-08-17
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04AR01
  15. 2017-08-17
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04AR01
  16. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    TAIT, Donna Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    HEATHCOTE, Katrina appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    MACNEIL, Iain Gerard appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-12
    ➖
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    MACHTELINCKX, Johan Fernand Dominique appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-12
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2013-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As WITHERBY DIGITAL LIMITED
  25. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Witherby Publishing Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Witherby Publishing Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WITHERBY DIGITAL LIMITED
This company · SC450993

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Witherby Publishing Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

27 Stafford Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEATHCOTE, Katrina→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACNEIL, Iain Gerard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAIT, Donna Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Adrian Edward Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2013-06-12
Resigned
MACHTELINCKX, Johan Fernand Dominique→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-12 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2013-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-16