WESTGLEN CONSULT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC548268 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-21
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-27
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2020-04-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2020-04-27
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2020-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-02-26
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    BEVERIDGE, Joseph Ritchie resigned
    director
  15. 2019-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As WESTGLEN CONSULT LTD.
  20. 2016-10-21
    ➕
    LACEY, Richard Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-21
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, Joseph Ritchie 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

45/100
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.

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
Richard Martin Lacey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Joseph Ritchie Beveridgeceased 12/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

55 Paisley Road
Renfrew
PA4 8LG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LACEY, Richard Martin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-21
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Active
BEVERIDGE, Joseph Ritchie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2020-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-04-27