WESTSIDE DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.9y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.92M | — |
| Average employees | 27 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-04📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-07-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alison Marion Grant
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs WESTSIDE DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-11-26➕GRANT, Alison Marion appointedsecretary
- 2019-11-26➕GRANT, Alison Marion appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26➕HAY, Philip Ewing appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26➕VAN DER SCHOOT, Jonathan Francis appointeddirector
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 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Macdonald Henderson Nominees Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Carole Leslie Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 17/06/2022 |
Macdonald Henderson Nominees Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 17/06/2022 |
Mr Philip Ewing Hay Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 26/11/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alison Marion Grantceased 17/06/2022· significant influence
- Mr Jonathan Francis Van Der Schootceased 17/06/2022· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Alison Marion Grant / Jonathan Francis Van Der Schoot / Philip Ewing Hay | A registered charge | — | 17/06/2022 | — |