WORDS WITH WILSON LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC505802 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,642
Cash YoY
+137%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 137% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 148% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.6k£1.5k
Cash£6.9k£2.9k
Net assets£3.6k£1.5k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-20
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    address · AD01
  16. 2015-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As WORDS WITH WILSON LTD
  17. 2015-05-13
    ➕
    WILSON, Norman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Norman Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
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
Incorporated2015-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Norman→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-13
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27