WELLHOUSE CRESCENT LTD
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2025-10-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-07-22📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2025-07-10📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs WELLHOUSE CRESCENT LTD
- 2017-06-01➕MCKECHNIE, Darren James appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕MCKECHNIE, John Allan appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕MCKECHNIE, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-10-07
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren James Mckechnie Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/06/2017 |
Mr John Allan Mckechnie Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/06/2017 |
Mr Stephen John Mckechnie Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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