WNL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

7-11 MELVILLE STREET, 7 -11 MELVILLE STREET, EDINBURGH, EH3 7PE

Previous name: W.N. LINDSAY LIMITED (changed on 01-Feb-2021)

Company Number: SC015288
Incorporation date: 19-Oct-1928
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
01630 Post-harvest crop activities

SUMMARY

This company is 96 years old and is currently active. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 22.9 million which has increased from GBP 22.9 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 113.5 million which is up 20% on previous year's figure of GBP 98.2 million. The company has 6 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 30 other companies, 16 (53.3%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 28-Feb-2025
Accounts Filed: SMALL (31-May-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-May-2019	GBP	113,478,701	1,738,856	88,189	349,115	319,595	1,158,335
31-May-2018	GBP	98,160,597	1,281,851	124,291	238,596	226,856	940,690
31-May-2017	GBP	83,316,334	1,646,546	117,446	153,671	298,386	1,311,935
31-May-2016	GBP	81,142,316	1,991,322	94,853	107,475	367,774	1,610,926
31-May-2015	GBP	92,508,605	2,429,049		24,998	518,548	1,885,503
31-May-2014	GBP	114,119,716	2,417,974			571,497	1,834,240
31-May-2013	GBP	114,782,739				691,771	1,971,359
31-May-2012	GBP	105,398,842			98,942	661,886	1,819,978
31-May-2011	GBP	1			116,980	725,499	1,762,484

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Debt	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-May-2019	GBP	650	30,084,563	22,365,613	1,750,000	148,300	141,484		22,934,205
31-May-2018	GBP	806	24,388,927	15,864,534	2,750,000	148,300	141,484		22,876,271
31-May-2017	GBP	791,496	21,925,965	12,722,038	4,000,000	148,300	141,484		21,917,828
31-May-2016	GBP		19,062,477	12,281,795		148,300	141,484
31-May-2015	GBP		16,105,631	10,631,775		150,000	141,484	13,411,619	13,703,103
31-May-2014	GBP		16,627,296	11,946,421		150,000	141,484	11,976,116	12,267,600
31-May-2013	GBP		17,947,673	13,301,291		150,000	141,484	10,891,876	11,183,360
31-May-2012	GBP	321,229	13,133,767	8,470,900		150,000	141,484	9,420,017	9,711,501
31-May-2011	GBP		13,628,642	10,174,518		150,000	141,484	7,613,257	7,904,741

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**
31-May-2016	GBP	-1.15%	-1,700	150,000	148,300	149,150

* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Andrew David LINDSAY	06 Apr 2021	09 Oct 2024			1 - 0
Resigned	Greig BUCKNER	20 Apr 2020	06 Apr 2021			0 - 1
Resigned	Douglas Keith Clark HENDERSON	26 Oct 1999	20 Apr 2020	Chartered Accountant	British	0 - 9
Resigned	Bryce EUNSON	22 Jan 1992	26 Oct 1999		British	0 - 4
Resigned	Douglas Munro HUNTER		22 Jan 1992		British	0 - 16

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Thomas Guy Noble LINDSAY	01 Mar 2024		Company Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Caroline Alice FREEMAN	01 Mar 2024		Company Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	William Russell LINDSAY	10 Mar 2021		Investment Manager	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Martin Gerald Maxwell PURVIS	18 Jul 2018	31 Dec 2020	Chief Operating Officer	Scottish	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Active	Gavin Argyll Stewart LINDSAY	22 Jul 2015		Auctioneer	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	David HARDIE	02 Jul 2014		Lawyer	British	1 - 35	21 (58.3%)
Resigned	Thomas Guy Noble LINDSAY	23 Jan 2008	26 Nov 2014	Grain Merchant	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Nicol LINDSAY	18 Jan 2006	10 Mar 2021	Grain Merchant	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Active	Andrew David LINDSAY	29 Nov 2002		Grain Merchant	British	2 - 5	2 (28.6%)
Resigned	Harry John THOMSON	18 Apr 2002	27 Jan 2021	Grain Merchant	British	0 - 4	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Anthony Felix NIXON	26 Jan 2001	02 Jul 2014	Chartered Accountant	British	0 - 4	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Douglas Keith Clark HENDERSON	01 Nov 2000	31 May 2020	Chartered Accountant	British	0 - 9	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Andrew William STEPHEN	27 Jul 1998	31 May 2020	Grain Merchant	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Gavin Roger Todd BAIRD	27 Jul 1998	27 Jan 2021	Grain Merchant	Scottish	1 - 7	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Ian Stewart DOUGAL	01 Aug 1989	27 Apr 2001	Retired	British	0 - 6	2 (33.3%)
Resigned	Ian Stewart DOUGAL		27 Apr 2001	Retired	British	0 - 6	2 (33.3%)
Resigned	Gavin Alexander LINDSAY		10 Mar 2021	Grain Merchant	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Nicol LINDSAY		29 Nov 2002	Grain Merchant	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Armour SCOTT		20 Oct 2000	Grain Merchant	British	3 - 8	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Argyll LINDSAY		21 Jan 2000	Retired	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Thomas Munro HUNTER		31 May 1991	Writer To The Signet	British	0 - 6	0 (0.0%)

Number of active directors: 6
Average tenure of active directors: 7.7 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 8.8 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 14.5%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Thomas Guy Noble LINDSAY	Caroline Alice FREEMAN	William Russell LINDSAY	Gavin Argyll Stewart LINDSAY	David HARDIE	Andrew David LINDSAY
HARDY INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED (03075206) - Active					✔
MARTIN CURRIE INCOME & GROWTH TRUST PLC (03201385) - Dissolved					✔
DUNDAS & WILSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES (03534399) - Dissolved					✔
D&W LIMITED (04252533) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
DUNDAS & WILSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES (ENGLAND) (04254981) - Dissolved					✔
TWEED TRADECO LIMITED (12935491) - Dissolved						✔
MURRAY INTERNATIONAL TRUST PLC (SC006705) - Active					✔
WNL INVESTMENTS LIMITED (SC015288) - Active	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
SCOTTISH CORN TRADE ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE) (SC018714) - Active						✔
TURCAN CONNELL (TRUSTEES) LIMITED (SC030589) - Active					✔
J.D. MARTIN LIMITED (SC038417) - Active					✔
TWENTY-EIGHT NOMINEES LIMITED (SC043232) - Active					✔
W.N. LINDSAY (STEVEDORES) LIMITED (SC043806) - Active					✔	✔
DORMAN JEFFREY MANAGEMENT LIMITED (SC065194) - Dissolved					✔
LUFFNESS NEW GOLF CLUB LIMITED (SC068605) - Active			✔
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED (SC079179) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
DUNDAS & WILSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (SC100311) - Active					✔
DUNDAS & WILSON CS LIMITED (SC100314) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
KEPPIE DESIGN LIMITED (SC159423) - Active					✔
DA GROUP PLC (SC166299) - Dissolved					✔
DWMSS (SC175365) - Dissolved					✔
DUNDAS & WILSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SCOTLAND) (SC229194) - Dissolved					✔
D.W. PROPERTY EDINBURGH LIMITED (SC232868) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
D.W. PROPERTY GLASGOW LIMITED (SC232869) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
D.W. PROPERTY LONDON LIMITED (SC232870) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
DUNDAS & WILSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (SC252668) - Dissolved					✔
HOME-START EDINBURGH (SC280853) - Active						✔
DUNDAS & WILSON STAFF PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED (SC328564) - Active					✔
D.W. PROPERTY ABERDEEN LIMITED (SC418617) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
WNLH LIMITED (SC676904) - Dissolved						✔
W.N. LINDSAY LIMITED (SC679103) - Active						✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name	Share class	Shares at confirmation date
Shareholder name	Share class	2020-11-10	2018-11-10	2017-11-10	2016-11-10	2015-11-10
JOHN NICOL LINDSAY	ORDINARY	31,148 21.0%	31,148 21.0%	36,148 24.4%	36,148 24.4%	36,148 24.1%
GAVIN ALEXANDER LINDSAY	ORDINARY	30,000 20.2%	30,000 20.2%	32,898 22.2%	32,898 22.2%	32,898 21.9%
THOMAS GUY NOBLE LINDSAY	ORDINARY	18,321 12.4%	18,321 12.4%	18,321 12.4%	18,321 12.4%	18,321 12.2%
ANDREW DAVID LINDSAY	ORDINARY	14,577 9.83%	14,577 9.83%	14,577 9.83%	14,577 9.83%	14,577 9.72%
WILLIAM RUSSELL LINDSAY	ORDINARY	9,125 6.15%	9,125 6.15%	9,125 6.15%	12,966 8.74%	12,966 8.64%
GAVIN ARGYLL STEWART LINDSAY	ORDINARY	8,052 5.43%	8,052 5.43%	8,052 5.43%	8,052 5.43%	8,052 5.37%
MOIRA LINDSAY	ORDINARY	6,977 4.70%	6,977 4.70%	6,977 4.70%	6,977 4.70%	6,977 4.65%
CAROLINE ALICE LINDSAY	ORDINARY	6,556 4.42%	6,556 4.42%	6,556 4.42%	6,556 4.42%	6,556 4.37%
CHRISTIAN EVELYN LINDSAY	ORDINARY	5,000 3.37%	5,000 3.37%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%
ESME JOAN LINDSAY	ORDINARY	4,898 3.30%	4,898 3.30%	2,000 1.35%	2,000 1.35%	2,000 1.33%
ANDREW WILLIAM STEPHEN	ORDINARY	4,060 2.74%	4,060 2.74%	4,060 2.74%	4,060 2.74%	4,060 2.71%
JOANNA LUCINDA LINDSAY	ORDINARY	3,841 2.59%	3,841 2.59%	3,841 2.59%	0 0%	0 0%
GAVIN ROGER TODD BAIRD	ORDINARY	2,960 2.00%	2,960 2.00%	2,960 2.00%	2,960 2.00%	2,960 1.97%
DOUGLAS KEITH CLARK HENDERSON	ORDINARY	1,500 1.01%	1,500 1.01%	1,500 1.01%	1,500 1.01%	1,500 1%
HARRY JOHN THOMSON	ORDINARY	1,060 0.715%	1,060 0.715%	1,060 0.715%	1,060 0.715%	1,060 0.707%
FIONA HARDIE	ORDINARY	125 0.084%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%
DAVID HARDIE	ORDINARY	100 0.067%	225 0.152%	225 0.152%	225 0.152%	225 0.15%
ANDERSON STRATHERN NOMINEES LTD	ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	1,700 1.13%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

no controlling companies

WNL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Controlled companies below

>75%:W.N. LINDSAY (STEVEDORES) LIMITED (SC043806 - UK) active
>75%:J.D. MARTIN LIMITED (SC038417 - UK) active
>75%:W.N. LINDSAY LIMITED (SC679103 - UK) ceased

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2019-12-01	2020-05-31	27	4%	1%	31875
2019-06-01	2019-11-30	34	3%	4%	24732
2018-12-01	2019-05-31	28	4%	5%	16341
2018-06-01	2018-11-30	35	5%	6%	9230
2017-12-01	2018-05-31	34	4%	6%	2075
2017-06-01	2017-11-30	35	5%	7%	638

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 01630 Post-harvest crop activities)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
WEALMOOR LIMITED	UNIT 5 JETHA HOUSE AURIOL DRIVE, GREENFORD PARK, GREENFORD, MIDDLESEX, UB6 0TP	01100044	2018-03-31	166,904,419	1,957,896	52103-Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
P D M PRODUCE (U.K.) LIMITED	CHADWELL PARK FARM, GREAT CHATWELL, NEWPORT, SHROPSHIRE, TF10 9BN	03185729	2018-03-31	65,488,000	1,111,000
DEWING GRAIN LIMITED	DEWING GRAIN OFFICES BANNINGHAM ROAD, AYLSHAM, NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR11 6LP	07660591	2018-06-30	37,452,722	0
B & E FORAGE COMPANY LIMITED	STATION YARD, SENNYBRIDGE, BRECON, WALES, LD3 8RR	08946614	2019-04-30	568,954	0	49410-Freight transport by road
CIELO INVESTMENTS LIMITED	23-25 WATERLOO PLACE, WARWICK STREET, LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, CV32 5LA	07660713	2017-02-28	36,244	0
TREMAYNA SERVICES LTD	UNIT 2 DIDDENHAM COURT LAMBWOOD HILL, GRAZELEY, READING, ENGLAND, RG7 1JQ	07217193	2018-04-30	35,171	0	68209-Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
SEWARD ENGINEERING LIMITED	85 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LANGFORD, BIGGLESWADE, BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 9PL	03878210	2018-11-30	2,465	0	74909-Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
BERWICK PRODUCE LTD	311 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, S2 4FA	07500063	2019-01-31	500	0
EAST COAST VINERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED	BROADWOOD, DRUMLITHIE, STONEHAVEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB39 3XA	SC465361	0000-00-00	0	0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
WNL INVESTMENTS LIMITED	0.7%	3.7%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.5%	1.5%	2.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	6.1%	8.0%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium