CRESTMOUNT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC210376 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£99.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99,331
Cash YoY
+2595%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£50k
↑ 2595% YoY
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 2238% 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 | £99.3k | £94.5k |
| Current assets | £53.3k | £2.3k |
| Cash | £50.3k | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £3.0k | £414 |
| Net assets | £99.3k | £94.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-01➕SANTOS, Caren Cristine Goncalves appointeddirector
- 2023-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08➖JOHNSTON, Samantha Jane resignedsecretary
- 2016-03-08➖JOHNSTON, Samantha Jane resigneddirector
- 2003-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-08-30➕JOHNSTON, Gavin Alexander appointeddirector
- 2000-08-30➕JOHNSTON, Samantha Jane appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-30➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-30➕JOHNSTON, Samantha Jane appointeddirector
- 2000-08-30➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CRESTMOUNT LIMITED
- 2000-08-25➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-25➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gavin Alexander Johnston Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Unit 3 Lotland Street
Inverness
IV1 1ST
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
JOHNSTON, Gavin Alexander→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANTOS, Caren Cristine Goncalves→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Samantha Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2016-03-08
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-25 · resigned 2000-08-30
JOHNSTON, Samantha Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2016-03-08
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-25 · resigned 2000-08-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/06/2003 | 28/03/2025 |
Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-31