ELMCREST LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC516529 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-25

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2019

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2019-11-30
Average employees	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2021-12-21
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-12-21
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Company dissolved
2021-10-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-09-23
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-03-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-03-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-03-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-01
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WOOTON, Robert Douglas appointed
director
2019-03-01
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EDGELY, Joyce resigned
director
2019-03-01
➖
LATTA, Susan resigned
director
2019-03-01
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MCCALLUM, Ann resigned
director
2019-03-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2019-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-02-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-12-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2015-12-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-12-07
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LATTA, Susan appointed
director
2015-12-07
➕
MCCALLUM, Ann appointed
director
2015-09-25
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Company incorporated
As ELMCREST LIMITED
2015-09-25
➕
EDGELY, Joyce appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-12-21

Group structure

Wooton Pharmacy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wooton Pharmacy Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ELMCREST LIMITED

This company · SC516529

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wooton Pharmacy Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/03/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Joyce Edgelyceased 01/03/2019· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-09-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

6 St. Colme Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6AD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

WOOTON, Robert Douglas→

director · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EDGELY, Joyce→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-25 · resigned 2019-03-01

Resigned

LATTA, Susan→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2019-03-01

Resigned

MCCALLUM, Ann→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2019-03-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	—	01/03/2019	—

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2021-12-21

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2021-10-05

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2021-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-10-28

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2019-03-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2019-03-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2019-03-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2019-03-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2019-03-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2019-03-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2019-03-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2019-03-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2019-03-05