WEST END STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC555711 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,086
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,651 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£68kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£6.1k£30.4k
Current assets£68.4k£63.1k
Net assets£6.1k£20.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-03-10
    ➖
    CREANOR, Gerard resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-07-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-07-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2024-06-30
    ➖
    MITCHELL, David resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2020-11-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-11-12
    ➖
    MERCER, Keith resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-11-12
    ➕
    MITCHELL, David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2020-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-02-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2017-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WEST END STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  24. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    PIDGEON, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  25. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    MERCER, Keith appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-01-26
    ➕
    CREANOR, Gerard appointed
    director

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Martin Pidgeon
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gerard Creanorceased 10/02/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Gerard Creanorceased 10/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Pigeonceased 10/02/2020· 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
Incorporated2017-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

412 Glasgow Road
Unit B
Clydebank
G81 1PW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PIDGEON, Paul Martin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERCER, Keith→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-26 · resigned 2020-11-12
Resigned
MITCHELL, David→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-12 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
CREANOR, Gerard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-01-26 · resigned 2026-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31