CHRYSTAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED
📈Growthactive
SC058359 · ltd · incorporated 1975-08-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 47.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46711
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 47.4y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,228,540
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.23M | £989.4k |
| Average employees | 26 | 2600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-05-27➕CHRYSTAL, Wendy appointeddirector
- 2010-11-20➖CHRYSTAL, John Thomson resigneddirector
- 2007-12-16➖CHRYSTAL, Christabel Eckford resigneddirector
- 2003-08-14➕THOMSON, Scott appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-14➖CHRYSTAL, Andrew John resignedsecretary
- 1995-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1995-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1979-03-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1978-12-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1975-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRYSTAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHRYSTAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Chrystal Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Wendy Chrystalceased 08/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46711 — SIC 46711
Registered office
Cluny
,
By Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY2 6QX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
CHRYSTAL, Wendy→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHRYSTAL, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-08-14
CHRYSTAL, Christabel Eckford→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2007-12-16
CHRYSTAL, John Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2010-11-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/03/1979 | 08/09/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/12/1978 | 08/09/1995 |
Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15