CREMER WARNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC140058 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-23➕GRAY, Lesley Anne appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-20➖MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-02-27➕SYLVESTER-EVANS, Roderic appointeddirector
- 1995-02-27➖MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 1993-09-03➕MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 1992-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CREMER WARNER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 1992-09-03➕MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Roderic Sylvester-Evans Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Purvesholm
Sandy Loan
Gullane
East Lothian
EH31 2BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SYLVESTER-EVANS, Roderic→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1995-02-27
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MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-03 · resigned 2004-09-20
MD SECRETARIES (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1993-09-03 · resigned 1995-02-27
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Recent filings (77 total)
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2024-10-18
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2024-09-12
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2023-10-25
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2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-07-31
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2022-10-09
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2022-06-24
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2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-12-01
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2020-09-16
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2019-10-29
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2019-09-12
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2018-10-15