WEST COAST GROUP LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC782095 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-11

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

5 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
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Company incorporated
As WEST COAST GROUP LTD
2023-09-11
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HUMPHRIES, William John appointed
director
2023-09-11
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William John Humphries Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1997 · age 29	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	11/09/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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INSIGHT VACATIONS LIMITED→ SC039345 · est 1963	£60.0k £51.0k–£69.0k	—	£60.0k	—	62y	81	61y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-09-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

8b Miller Road

Oban

PA34 4DX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HUMPHRIES, William John→

director · ~29y · appointed 2023-09-11

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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-10

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-09-11