CREST GLAZING HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC813535 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-13
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£2.52M
Current assets£1
Debtors£1
Net assets£2

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

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1 signal 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-10-21
    SCOTT, James appointed
    director
  9. 2024-10-21
    SCOTT, David resigned
    director
  10. 2024-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CREST GLAZING HOLDINGS LIMITED
  11. 2024-06-13
    SCOTT, David appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 James Scott
Individual · British · DOB 04/2002 · age 24
2550%
25-50% shares21/10/2024
Mr Daniel Scott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1999 · age 27
2550%
25-50% shares21/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Scottceased 21/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTT, James
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-10-21
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Active
SCOTT, David
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-06-13 · resigned 2024-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-13