WEST COAST HOSPITALITY GROUP LTD
- 56302Public houses and bars
Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (85/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.0k | £23.8k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £20.0k |
| Net assets | £-49.2k | £-35.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 address
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- • 1 accounts
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Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs WEST COAST HOSPITALITY GROUP LTD
- 2023-08-30➕DOW, Callum Iain appointeddirector
- 2023-08-30➕GALEA, Justin appointeddirector
- 2023-08-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Callum Iain Dow Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/08/2023 |
Mr Justin Galea Individual · Maltese,Australian · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/08/2023 |
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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