ENVIRONSTORE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC302186 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£68.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £68,567
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£69k
Current Assets
£121k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £95.1k |
| Current assets | £121.4k |
| Cash | £2.9k |
| Debtors | £113.8k |
| Net assets | £68.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bcmglobal (UK) Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-05-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bcmglobal (UK) Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-04➕HART, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➕PATRICK, Adam Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➖STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-04-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-28➕SPENCE, Greg Stewart appointeddirector
- 2009-09-28➖SPENCE, John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2008-05-09➖STRONACHS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-05-09➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-05-26➖NEILSON, Ewan Craig resignednominee-director
- 2006-05-26➕SPENCE, John Stewart appointeddirector
- 2006-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ENVIRONSTORE LIMITED
- 2006-05-11➕STRONACHS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-05-11➕NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ENVIRONSTORE LIMITED
This company · SC302186
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Greg Stewart Spenceceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
Birchmoss Depot
Echt
Westhill
AB32 6XL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
HART, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-04
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PATRICK, Adam Christopher William→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-04-04
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SPENCE, Greg Stewart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2009-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRONACHS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-11 · resigned 2008-05-09
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-09 · resigned 2025-04-04
NEILSON, Ewan Craig→
Resignednominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-11 · resigned 2006-05-26
SPENCE, John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-05-26 · resigned 2009-09-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bcmglobal (UK) as Security Agent Bcmglobal (UK) Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Bcmglobal (UK) as Security Agent Bcmglobal (UK) Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 13/12/2006 | 01/04/2025 |
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Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17