FRIENDS OF WEMYSS BAY STATION CIC
🌱Startupactive
SC834354 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47799SIC 47799
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (9 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs FRIENDS OF WEMYSS BAY STATION CIC
- 2025-01-16➕CAMPBELL, Brenda Mary appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-16➕BEECROFT, Gregory David appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕CAMPBELL, Brenda Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Graham appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕DELL, Simon Barnabas appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕GALBRAITH, Catherine Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕HOTHERSALL, Susan Marjorie appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕INGLIS, Jean King appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕MCAULEY, Agnes Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| COWAL BUILDING & PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC080544 · est 1982 | £199.8k £149.9k–£249.8k | — | — | 74 | 43y | 85 | 75y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47610 — SIC 47610
Registered office
Wemyss Bay Station Booksop
Shore Road
Wemyss Bay
Inverclyde
PA18 6AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (9 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Brenda Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-01-16
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BEECROFT, Gregory David→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2025-01-16
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CAMPBELL, Brenda Mary→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2025-01-16
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CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Graham→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2025-01-16
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DELL, Simon Barnabas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-01-16
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GALBRAITH, Catherine Mary→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-01-16
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HOTHERSALL, Susan Marjorie→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2025-01-16
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INGLIS, Jean King→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2025-01-16
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MCAULEY, Agnes Margaret→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-01-16
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-28
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-01-16