WESTERTONHILL LODGES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC742450 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-25
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£30.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
12 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
60
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £30,924
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£31k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.9k | £23.1k |
| Current assets | £30.9k | £18.4k |
| Net assets | £30.9k | £23.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-17➕CLARK, Hayley appointeddirector
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-31➕CIAMPI, Megan Clark appointeddirector
- 2022-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs WESTERTONHILL LODGES LTD
- 2022-08-25➕WHYTE, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Alexander Whyte Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/08/2022 |
Miss Hayley Clark Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/02/2025 |
Miss Megan Clark Ciampi Individual · British · DOB 07/2006 · age 20 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFE ANDALUZ RESTAURANTS LIMITED→ SC390599 · est 2010 | £8.71M £6.53M–£10.88M | — | — | 298 | 15y | 87 | 67y |
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| AN CLACHAN CAFE LIMITED→ SC313545 · est 2006 | — | — | £45.0k | — | 19y | 83 | 59y |
| AUCHENGEICH MINERS WELFARE SOCIETY AND SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED→ SC218856 · est 2001 | — | — | £220.3k | — | 25y | 83 | 90y |
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| D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC264250 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 64y |
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| DIXON ARMS (GLENROTHES) LIMITED→ SC325347 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 64y |
| JOHN MACLAREN AND SONS LIMITED→ SC291419 · est 2005 | — | — | £6.6k | — | 20y | 83 | 72y |
| KINGSRIDGE CLEDDANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP→ SC133036 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | 83 | 87y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Managers House Westertonhill Holiday Lodges
Ballagan, Balloch
Alexandria
West Dunbartonshire
G83 8LY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CIAMPI, Megan Clark→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Hayley→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHYTE, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-25