CREST SELF STORAGE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC586795 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-25
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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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
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  3. 2025-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-01-16
    ➕
    BLANEY, Cameron Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As CREST SELF STORAGE LIMITED
  16. 2018-01-25
    ➕
    BLANEY, Lewis David appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-25
    ➕
    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    director
  18. 2018-01-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Morag Blaney
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2018
Mr Cameron Alexander Blaney
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1996 · age 30
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2018
Mr Lewis David Blaney
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1993 · age 33
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2018
Mr Alexander Blaney
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Unit 10 Springkerse Trade Park
Craigleith Road
Stirling
FK7 7GN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BLANEY, Cameron Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-01-16
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Active
BLANEY, Lewis David→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-01-25
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Active
BLANEY, Morag→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-01-25
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—03/11/2025—
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05