SYSTAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC608549 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£156.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 0.7y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £156,586

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£341k
Net Worth
£157k
Current Assets
£3.9m
Current Liabilities
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£0£780k£1.6m£2.3m£3.1m£3.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Operating profit—£-550.1k
Profit before tax—£49.9k
Current assets£3.90M—
Cash£340.7k—
Net assets£156.6k—
Average employees—300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-31
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    TAYLOR, Scott Allan resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-26
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  11. 2021-10-25
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  12. 2021-10-25
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  13. 2021-10-25
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  14. 2021-05-21
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-05-21
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-03-03
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    TAYLOR, Scott Allan appointed
    director
  17. 2021-03-02
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    ANDERSON, John Howard resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2020-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-11-02
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  22. 2020-11-02
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    capital · SH01
  23. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As SYSTAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  25. 2018-09-19
    ➕
    CUMMING, Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2018-09-19
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Neil John appointed
    director
  27. 2018-09-19
    ➕
    O'NEIL, Gary James appointed
    director
  28. 2018-09-19
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Howard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Sarah Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SYSTAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC608549

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sarah Bidco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/03/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Neil John Nicolsonceased 02/03/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Gary James O'Neilceased 02/03/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Douglas Cummingceased 02/03/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Neil John Nicolsonceased 19/11/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Rowan House 1
Robroyston Oval
Glasgow
G33 1AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CUMMING, Douglas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOLSON, Neil John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEIL, Gary James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, John Howard→
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-09-19 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
TAYLOR, Scott Allan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-03-03 · resigned 2021-12-31
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 charge—23/09/2025—
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-25