WEST HOLIDAYS LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC714316 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-05
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£198.8k
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Profitable
Profit before tax £17,582
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 211% YoY
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
Turnover YoY
+211%
Year on year

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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Turnover£198.8k£63.9k
Gross profit£84.4k£52.5k
Profit before tax£17.6k£-7.3k
Average employees300400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-13
    ➖
    HAM, Stephen John resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-14
    ➖
    MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann resigned
    director
  8. 2023-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-02-13
    ➕
    HAM, Stephen John appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2023-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As WEST HOLIDAYS LIMITED
  16. 2021-11-05
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Gavin Simon appointed
    director
  17. 2021-11-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Alastair James appointed
    director
  18. 2021-11-05
    ➕
    MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann appointed
    director
  19. 2021-11-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

West Property Group Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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West Property Group Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WEST HOLIDAYS LIMITED
This company · SC714316

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
West Property Group Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/02/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alistair Smithceased 10/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Gavin Simon Mackinnonceased 10/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Tob Property Management & Investments Ltdceased 10/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

1 Aldersyde
Taynuilt
PA35 1AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MACKINNON, Gavin Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Alastair James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAM, Stephen John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-02-13 · resigned 2024-11-13
Resigned
MACLACHLAINN, Calum Eoghann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-11-05 · resigned 2023-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10