WELL DECOM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC531585 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-01-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-01-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-13
    ➕
    JEWELL, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-01-13
    ➖
    SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2022-01-06
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-09-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-09
    ➖
    GREAVES, Peter John resigned
    director
  22. 2019-09-09
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Graeme resigned
    director
  23. 2016-06-10
    ➕
    GREAVES, Peter John appointed
    director
  24. 2016-06-10
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Graeme appointed
    director
  25. 2016-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As WELL DECOM LIMITED
  26. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    JEWELL, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Stephen Jewell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2016-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

216 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 8DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JEWELL, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2023-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEWELL, Stephen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-04 · resigned 2023-01-13
Resigned
GREAVES, Peter John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-06-10 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Graeme→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-06-10 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-06