APPLECREST LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC323332 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-09
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46711
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46720SIC 46720
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-08-05
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    ROBERTSON, Elliot Cardno appointed
    director
  16. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Ilia appointed
    director
  17. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    LEWIS, Gordon Robert resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Elliot resigned
    director
  19. 2008-11-21
    ➖
    MCKEOWN, Barry Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2008-05-22
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2007-11-05
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-13
    ➕
    MCKEOWN, Barry Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    LEWIS, Gordon Robert appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Elliot appointed
    director
  25. 2007-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLECREST LTD.
  26. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-05-09
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-05-09
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2007-05-09
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2007-05-09
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Elliot Cardno Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Ilia Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2007-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46711 — SIC 46711

Registered office

3 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Elliot Cardno→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Ilia→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Gordon Robert→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2007-05-09
Resigned
MCKEOWN, Barry Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2008-11-21
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Elliot→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-05 · resigned 2008-05-22
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2007-05-09
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2007-05-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27