TWH SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC637670 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-01
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
£-967
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £967
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Net Worth
-£967
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£6k£14k£21k£29k£37kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£9.8k£14.7k
Current assets£30.7k£36.7k
Cash£21.9k£20.8k
Debtors£8.8k£11.1k
Net assets£-967£-1.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
    ➖
    WALKER, Bruce George Filippi resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-12-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2020-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    FILIPPI, Colette Mary Frances appointed
    secretary
  16. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Bruce George Filippi appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TWH SCOTLAND LIMITED
  19. 2019-08-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Robert Kerr appointed
    director
  20. 2019-08-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 65 — 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 65. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Kerr Walker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

7 St. Leonards Wynd
Ayr
KA7 2PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FILIPPI, Colette Mary Frances→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-01
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Active
WALKER, Robert Kerr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-01
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Active
WALKER, Bruce George Filippi→
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-24