CREAMFORTH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC160400 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-15
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (75/100)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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,136,811
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£38k
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£346k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.14M | — |
| Current assets | £345.9k | — |
| Cash | £37.8k | — |
| Debtors | £308.1k | — |
| Net assets | £1.14M | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-12-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-12-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-31➖ALEXANDER, David resigneddirector
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-06-01➕ALEXANDER, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-01➖DORRAT, Nicole resignedsecretary
- 2018-03-01➕ALEXANDER, Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-08-17➖DONALD, Lorna resignedsecretary
- 2012-08-17➕DORRAT, Nicole appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-01➖ALEXANDER, Moira Shand resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-01➕DONALD, Lorna appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-19➕ALEXANDER, Moira Shand appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-19➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-09-19➕ALEXANDER, David appointeddirector
- 1995-09-19➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CREAMFORTH LIMITED
- 1995-09-15➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-09-15➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Alexander Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Alexanderceased 31/08/2023· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
51-53 High Street
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 4EJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Michael→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Moira Shand→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-19 · resigned 2006-08-01
DONALD, Lorna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2012-08-17
DORRAT, Nicole→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-08-17 · resigned 2019-06-01
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 1995-09-19
ALEXANDER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1995-09-19 · resigned 2023-08-31
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 1995-09-19
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Recent filings (86 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-09
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-12-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29