NWD DEVELOPMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC516952 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£24.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 8.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,993
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,439 YoY
Cash YoY
+605%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£120k
↑ 605% YoY
Net Worth
£24k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↑ 586% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£48k£73k£97k£121kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.7k£26.3k
Current assets£121.0k£17.6k
Cash£120.4k£17.1k
Debtors£550£550
Net assets£24.0k£25.4k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-02-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-02-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-02-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-02-12
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  7. 2025-02-12
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  8. 2025-02-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  9. 2025-02-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotlnd PLC
  10. 2025-01-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-01-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-02
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-06-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-11-04
    MCDERMOTT, Barry John resigned
    director
  21. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-03-07
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    accounts · AA01
  25. 2018-02-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenskahandelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  26. 2018-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  27. 2015-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As NWD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  28. 2015-10-01
    MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeremy appointed
    director
  29. 2015-10-01
    MCDERMOTT, Barry John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Ncm Properties Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Ncm Properties Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
NWD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
This company · SC516952

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ncm Properties Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2022
Mr Ian Jeremy Mcdermott
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Mcdermottceased 04/11/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

20 Croftcroighn Road
Glasgow
G33 3SE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeremy
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
MCDERMOTT, Barry John
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2020-11-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/2025
outstanding
Royal Bank of Scotlnd
Royal Bank of Scotlnd PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge20/01/2025
outstanding
Svenskahandelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge6 properties16/02/2018
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge30/01/2018
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25