WR&P LTD

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SC612715 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£24.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
  • 47890SIC 47890
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
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 £24,188

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£24k
↑ 183% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£29k-£18k-£7k£4k£15k£26kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£24.2k£-9.1k
Current assets£26.2k£16.7k
Net assets£24.2k£-29.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-25
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    DEVINE, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-12
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-08-30
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  9. 2022-08-31
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  10. 2021-08-31
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  11. 2020-11-03
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  12. 2020-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-07-31
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  14. 2020-07-29
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  15. 2020-07-29
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  16. 2020-07-29
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  17. 2020-07-29
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  18. 2020-07-29
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  19. 2020-07-01
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    DEVINE, Gillian appointed
    director
  20. 2020-07-01
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    HOWARD, Iain James resigned
    director
  21. 2019-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2018-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As WR&P LTD
  23. 2018-11-05
    ➕
    DEVINE, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-11-05
    ➕
    HOWARD, Iain James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Gillian Devine
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Iain James Howardceased 01/07/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2018-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

28-30 Kirk Wynd
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1EH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DEVINE, Gillian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
DEVINE, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2025-08-25
Resigned
HOWARD, Iain James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03