WARD WIND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC483980 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2024-01-04
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  4. 2022-12-07
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  5. 2022-02-10
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  6. 2021-12-09
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  7. 2020-12-29
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  8. 2019-11-08
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  9. 2019-01-28
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  10. 2018-01-22
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  11. 2017-01-19
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  12. 2016-02-02
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  13. 2016-02-02
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  15. 2016-02-01
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  16. 2014-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As WARD WIND LIMITED
  17. 2014-08-08
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    WARD, Christopher Martyn appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-08
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    WARD, Gareth Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-08
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    WARD, Isabella Joanne appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-08
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    WARD, Martyn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Martyn Ward
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Westmains Farm Newbigging
Carnwath
Lanark
ML11 8NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

WARD, Christopher Martyn→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-08-08
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WARD, Gareth Stuart→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-08-08
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WARD, Isabella Joanne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-08-08
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Active
WARD, Martyn→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-08-08
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Recent filings (31 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
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2026-01-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
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accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-08