SMALL WORLD TEXTILES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC441851 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£586.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13923
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 1.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £586,283
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£212k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£586k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£647k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£151k£302k£453k£604k£755kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£587.9k£545.0k
Current assets£646.7k£754.7k
Cash£212.3k£247.3k
Debtors£184.6k£262.7k
Net assets£586.3k£543.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-12-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  5. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-16
    LAI, Ching Mun resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-03-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-03-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-03-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-11-01
    RAWSON, Henry Malcolm Rodier appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-16
    TATTERSHALL, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2016-12-16
    CHAN, Wing Ho Andy resigned
    director
  24. 2015-03-19
    MERCER, Murray resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-06-03
    MERCER, Murray appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SMALL WORLD TEXTILES LIMITED
  27. 2013-02-04
    CHAN, Wing Ho Andy appointed
    director
  28. 2013-02-04
    LAI, Ching Mun appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Wing See Company Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wing See Company Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
SMALL WORLD TEXTILES LIMITED
This company · SC441851

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wing See Company Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/03/2024
Mr Henry Malcolm Rodier Rawson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Wing See Company Ltdceased 16/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2013-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13923 — SIC 13923

Registered office

Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

RAWSON, Henry Malcolm Rodier
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-11-01
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Active
TATTERSHALL, Victoria Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERCER, Murray
secretary · appointed 2013-06-03 · resigned 2015-03-19
Resigned
CHAN, Wing Ho Andy
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2016-12-16
Resigned
LAI, Ching Mun
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2024-05-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/12/2024
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Recent filings (55 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13