GO WESTRAY CIC

🌳Matureactive
SC533006 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-04-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 91012Archives activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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  2. 2025-02-05
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  3. 2024-02-05
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  4. 2023-01-30
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  5. 2022-01-31
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  6. 2021-02-10
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  7. 2020-02-19
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  8. 2019-01-16
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  9. 2018-03-14
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  10. 2018-02-13
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-02-13
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-02-02
    WILSON, Graeme appointed
    director
  15. 2018-02-01
    CURTIS, Corinne Elizabeth Morrell resigned
    director
  16. 2018-01-16
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    address · AD01
  17. 2016-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As GO WESTRAY CIC
  18. 2016-04-19
    MOORE, Hazel Louise Mary appointed
    director
  19. 2016-04-19
    CURTIS, Corinne Elizabeth Morrell appointed
    director
  20. 2016-04-19
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    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
sig. influencesignificant influence02/02/2018
Ms Hazel Louise Mary Moore
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
sig. influencesignificant influence19/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Corinne Elizabeth Morrell Curtisceased 01/02/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Midbea Schoolhouse
Westray
Orkney
KW17 2DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MOORE, Hazel Louise Mary
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-04-19
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Active
WILSON, Graeme
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-02-02
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Active
CURTIS, Corinne Elizabeth Morrell
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2018-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-01