LAND OPTIONS (WEST) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£339K
+7.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company is no longer actively trading, and there is no intention to do so in the future. Due to the Company's debt payable to external parties and to the NatWest Group companies, it remains in a net liability and negative equity position. Due to these factors, the Company has received a letter of support from its Parent company.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£31,000 | -£39,000 | -£25,000 | +35.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,830,000 | -£367,000 | -£339,000 | +7.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,665,000 | -£357,000 | -£333,000 | +6.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£4,440,000 | -£4,736,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£7,656,000 | -£8,013,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 382900.0% | 44616.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.00x | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.10x | -0.12x | -0.08x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LAND OPTIONS (WEST) LIMITED 1999-08-24 → present
- LOTHIAN FIFTY (558) LIMITED 1999-01-11 → 1999-08-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company is no longer actively trading, and there is no intention to do so in the future. Due to the Company's debt payable to external parties and to the NatWest Group companies, it remains in a net liability and negative equity position. Due to these factors, the Company has received a letter of support from its Parent company.”
Significant events
- “The Company is no longer actively trading, and there is no intention to do so in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATWEST GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-06-18 | — | — |
| MCCABE, Stephen | Director | 2026-05-05 | Mar 1982 | British |
| WINGRAVE, Andrew | Director | 2026-05-05 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSLEMONT, Deborah Susan | Secretary | 2008-03-19 | 2009-12-02 |
| ESSLEMONT, Deborah Susan | Secretary | 2000-11-23 | 2007-01-18 |
| HANKIN, Christina Ann | Secretary | 2007-01-18 | 2008-03-19 |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Shirley Margaret | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2000-11-23 |
| NICHOLSON, Andrew James | Secretary | 2009-12-02 | 2019-06-18 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-11 | 1999-03-31 |
| BEATTIE, Robert Henry | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2003-04-17 |
| CUMMINS, Fiona Katherine | Director | 2025-05-19 | 2026-05-05 |
| EARLIE, Robert | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2007-02-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Roderick Andrew | Director | 2003-04-17 | 2010-09-06 |
| GRANT, David Clifford | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2025-12-31 |
| NICOL, Ian Fraser | Director | 2010-09-06 | 2014-10-10 |
| ROWNEY, James Mccubbin | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2025-05-19 |
| ROWNEY, James Mccubbin | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2008-12-12 |
| ROWNEY, James Mccubbin | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2000-03-14 |
| SAMUEL, Lloyd William Bain | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2011-06-29 |
| TURNBULL, Barbara Ida Mary | Director | 2008-12-12 | 2015-10-23 |
| TURNBULL, Barbara Ida Mary | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2000-08-25 |
| WALKER, Terence | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2011-06-29 |
| WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-01-11 | 1999-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Westminster Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-03-05 | Active |
| West Register (Realisations) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.