THE W TOURS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC789944 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-20
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £5,549

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£5.5k
Current assets£7.8k
Net assets£5.5k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE W TOURS LTD
  5. 2023-11-20
    DE ROSA, Darren Michael appointed
    director
  6. 2023-11-20
    WILKIE, Kyle John appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-20
    WILKIE, Ryan Douglas appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Michael De Rosa
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/11/2023
Mr Ryan Douglas Wilkie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/11/2023
Mr Kyle John Wilkie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

41 Stamperland Drive
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 8HD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DE ROSA, Darren Michael
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-11-20
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Active
WILKIE, Kyle John
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-11-20
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Active
WILKIE, Ryan Douglas
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-11-20
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-20