WAYPOINT SCOTLAND LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC659882 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-03-18
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2026-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-23
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2025-01-23
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  8. 2025-01-23
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  9. 2025-01-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-01-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-01-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2024-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-27
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Martine Marthe, Berthe appointed
    director
  14. 2023-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-05-12
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2023-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-06
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  19. 2021-05-06
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  20. 2020-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WAYPOINT SCOTLAND LIMITED
  21. 2020-04-24
    ➕
    LINDSAY, George appointed
    director
  22. 2020-04-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Martine Marthe, Berthe Lindsay
Individual · French · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/01/2025
Mr George Lindsay
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

11 Wood Road
Birkhill
Dundee
DD2 5PS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LINDSAY, George→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-04-24
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Active
LINDSAY, Martine Marthe, Berthe→
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-07-27
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-23
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-01-23
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22