CRESTA KNITWEAR COMPANY LIMITED

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SC049809 · ltd · incorporated 1972-01-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£470.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 53.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 53.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £470,641

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£471k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£167k
↑ 2968% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£94k£188k£282k£377k£471kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-232024-07-23
Total assets£470.6k£426.9k
Current assets£166.9k£5.4k
Net assets£470.6k£426.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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  2. 2025-06-12
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  3. 2025-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-05-23
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  5. 2024-06-26
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  6. 2023-07-21
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  7. 2023-03-14
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-20
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  9. 2021-04-22
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  10. 2020-07-23
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  11. 2019-04-23
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  12. 2018-04-19
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  13. 2017-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-04-21
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  15. 2016-07-28
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  16. 2016-07-28
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  17. 2016-04-21
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  18. 2000-11-04
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    MALCOLM, Janet Logan Kerr resigned
    director
  19. 1999-12-31
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    MALCOLM, Heather appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-31
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    MURRAY, Ruth Alice Bell resigned
    secretary
  21. 1973-03-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1972-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CRESTA KNITWEAR COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Robert Malcolm
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1972-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Arran House 15d Skye Road
Shawfarm Industrial Estate
Prestwick
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last made up to: 2025-07-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MALCOLM, Heather→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-31
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Active
MALCOLM, Brian Robert→
director · ~75y
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Active
MURRAY, Ruth Alice Bell→
secretary · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
MALCOLM, Janet Logan Kerr→
director · ~100y · resigned 2000-11-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/03/197312/06/2025

Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10