DE-STILL CREATIVE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC608445 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£897.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £897,198
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£897k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£917k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £897.2k | £880.3k |
| Current assets | £917.2k | £933.2k |
| Net assets | £897.2k | £880.3k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs DE-STILL CREATIVE LTD
- 2018-09-19➕GRIER, Aida Janette appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-19➕GRIER, Aida Janette appointeddirector
- 2018-09-19➕GRIER, Kenneth William appointeddirector
- 2018-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-09-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Aida Janette Grier Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/09/2018 |
Mr Kenneth William Grier Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Kelly Accounting Limited
Comrie Street
Crieff
Perth And Kinross
PH7 4AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GRIER, Aida Janette→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIER, Aida Janette→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIER, Kenneth William→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-09-19
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-02