HWCSC LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC453459 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-177.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £177,411

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£177k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£177k-£177k-£177k-£177k-£177k-£177kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-177.4k£-177.4k
Net assets£-177.4k£-177.4k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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  6. 2021-09-29
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  7. 2020-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-30
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  10. 2018-10-30
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-09-30
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    DAVIDSON, Michael John resigned
    director
  12. 2018-09-30
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    IRVINE, Richard Gordon resigned
    director
  13. 2018-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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  15. 2017-07-11
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  16. 2016-11-01
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  17. 2016-06-30
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  18. 2015-07-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-08-11
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    CALDWELL, James Benedict appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-11
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    SINCLAIR, Andrea Felizitas Mathilde appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As HWCSC LTD
  22. 2013-06-28
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    YOUNG, John Melville appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Michael John appointed
    director
  24. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    IRVINE, Richard Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Melville Young
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2013-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CALDWELL, James Benedict→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINCLAIR, Andrea Felizitas Mathilde→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, John Melville→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Michael John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned
IRVINE, Richard Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-08