WESTGALE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC541957 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-04

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	1	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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2023-10-19
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2023-10-19
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2023-06-15
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address · AD01
2023-04-18
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2022-12-19
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2022-05-04
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2022-02-01
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2021-08-31
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2020-08-27
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CUNNINGHAM, Andrew John appointed
director
2020-08-27
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CUNNINGHAM, Christy April appointed
director
2016-08-04
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Company incorporated
As WESTGALE HOLDINGS LIMITED
2016-08-04
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CUNNINGHAM, Alexander John appointed
director
2016-08-04
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HUNTER, Cheryll Ann appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander John Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	04/08/2016
Ms Cheryll Hunter Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	04/08/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alexander John Cunninghamceased 04/08/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Ms Cheryll Hunterceased 04/08/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2016-08-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Dains Accountants

44 Bank Street

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 1HA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, Alexander John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-08-04

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Active

CUNNINGHAM, Andrew John→

director · ~31y · appointed 2020-08-27

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Active

CUNNINGHAM, Christy April→

director · ~35y · appointed 2020-08-27

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Active

HUNTER, Cheryll Ann→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-08-04

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-08-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-08

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2023-10-24

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-10-19

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-10-19

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-10-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-04-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-04-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-18