SCOTCREST UNIFORMS LTD.

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SC406071 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£534.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £534,472

Cash YoY

+10%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£136k

↑ 9.9% YoY

Net Worth

£534k

↑ 8.4% YoY

Current Assets

£408k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£669.1k	£637.6k
Current assets	£407.7k	£415.8k
Cash	£136.2k	£124.0k
Debtors	£116.0k	£116.4k
Net assets	£534.5k	£493.1k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-06-13
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accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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accounts · AA
2023-06-26
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accounts · AA
2023-02-17
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address · AD01
2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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accounts · AA
2019-09-26
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accounts · AA
2019-08-19
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officers · CH01
2019-08-19
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officers · CH01
2019-08-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-08-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-06-28
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accounts · AA
2017-10-13
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mortgage · MR01
2017-10-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
2017-09-30
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mortgage · MR04
2017-09-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-04-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
2012-03-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Airdrie Savings Bank
2011-08-25
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KEERS, Linda appointed
director
2011-08-25
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KEERS, Peter appointed
director
2011-08-24
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Company incorporated
As SCOTCREST UNIFORMS LTD.
2011-08-24
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2011-08-24
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2011-08-24
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2011-08-24
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2011-08-24
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2011-08-24
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Linda Keers Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/08/2016
Mr Peter Keers Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ATLAS WINCH & HOIST SERVICES LTD.→ SC182734 · est 1998	—	—	£10.13M	—	28y	83	68y
CHAPELHALL INDUSTRIAL BEARINGS LIMITED→ SC116385 · est 1989	—	—	£74.9k	—	37y	83	89y
HEAT SPARES LIMITED→ SC100318 · est 1986	—	—	£434.4k	—	39y	83	61y
HOSTWAVE LIMITED→ SC366873 · est 2009	—	—	£372.1k	—	16y	83	59y
BESTPUMP LTD.→ SC267050 · est 2004	—	—	£252.9k	—	22y	82	83y
CLARKE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS LIMITED→ SC081670 · est 1983 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	82	77y
COLBROOK SUPPLIES DIRECT LTD.→ SC251263 · est 2003	—	—	£255.0k	—	22y	82	81y
CUSTOM CHEMICALS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC209142 · est 2000	—	—	£134.6k	—	25y	82	71y
DALZIEL LIMITED→ SC063157 · est 1977 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	48y	82	71y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-08-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

2nd Floor (East) Belgrave Court

Rosehall Road

Bellshill

North Lanarkshire

ML4 3NR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KEERS, Linda→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-25

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Active

KEERS, Peter→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-08-25

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2011-08-24 · resigned 2011-08-24

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-24 · resigned 2011-08-24

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-08-24 · resigned 2011-08-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/10/2017	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/04/2017	—
satisfied	Airdrie Savings Bank	Bond & floating charge	1 property	06/03/2012	30/09/2017

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