The Firmwatch take
W & A Developments Limited (SC194626) currently shows: Watch signal detected, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 25 May 2026. Negative working capital plus 1 more cautionary signal — extracted from the latest filed accounts.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2024·Refreshed 25 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
25 March 1999
27 years on the register
Sector
Development of building projects
SIC 41100
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£166k
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Elevated insolvency risk
The latest public accounts show financial pressure that should be reviewed before relying on the company as a customer, supplier or counterparty.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Construction Main Contractors
How this company compares in 86,521 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — W & A Developments Limited shows £166k in net assets. Sector median is £1k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£166k
Top 10% in sector · sector median £1k · 86,521 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£196k
Median £4k
Current ratio
0.0×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 3
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
People
Who runs this company
- MA
MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan
director · since 1999
- MW
MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick
director · since 1999
Registered office
Address intelligence
32 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · PA3 3BU
32 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
29
Dissolved
3
Strike-off action
0
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