STRATHMORE WOOLLEN CO. LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC590510 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-06
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 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£59.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £59,352

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£59k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£179k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£79k£118k£158k£197kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£78.1k£112.8k
Current assets£178.5k£196.9k
Net assets£59.4k£56.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-08
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Alan appointed
    director
  6. 2021-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-06-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-06-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2018-05-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-03-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATHMORE WOOLLEN CO. LTD
  18. 2018-03-06
    ➕
    BROWN, Jonathan Gordon Mcgavin appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-06
    ➕
    COWLEY, David Douglas appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-06
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Christine Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Anne Donaldson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

Station Works
North Street
Forfar
DD8 3BN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Jonathan Gordon Mcgavin→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-03-06
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Active
COWLEY, David Douglas→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-03-06
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Active
DONALDSON, Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-06-08
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Active
DONALDSON, Christine Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-03-06
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Active

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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
A registered charge—04/06/2018—
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-12