C & R SUPPLIES LIMITED

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SC223691 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£86.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,662
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,591 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
Net Worth
£87k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£130k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£56k£83k£111k£139kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£114.3k£126.4k
Current assets£129.9k£138.9k
Cash£61.6k—
Debtors£68.3k—
Net assets£86.7k£93.3k

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
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
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  4. 2022-07-25
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  5. 2021-07-29
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  6. 2020-10-01
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  7. 2019-05-23
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  8. 2019-05-21
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  9. 2018-07-31
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  10. 2017-10-31
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  11. 2017-07-31
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  12. 2016-11-02
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  13. 2016-07-28
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  14. 2015-10-29
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  15. 2015-09-29
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  16. 2010-09-26
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    INDEPENDENT REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2007-04-24
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    INDEPENDENT REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-04-24
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    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2004-09-11
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    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-09-10
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    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-09-11
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    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2003-09-11
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    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-02-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2001-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As C & R SUPPLIES LIMITED
  25. 2001-09-26
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    WALKER, Elaine appointed
    director
  26. 2001-09-26
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    CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elaine Walker
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
——board controlboard control25/09/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47750 — Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores

Registered office

5 Victoria Place
Airdrie
ML6 9BU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Elaine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-09-26
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Active
CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-11 · resigned 2004-09-11
Resigned
CROSSING REGISTRARS (SCOTLAND) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2003-09-11
Resigned
INDEPENDENT REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2010-09-26
Resigned
WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2007-04-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/02/2002—
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Recent filings (72 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
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accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
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accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-21