BRICKSCLOTHING LIMITED

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SC825333 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-09
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 5 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 40
  • · Bankability: 65 → 45
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 57
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 5 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • ↓Opportunity score: 71 → 57
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 40
  • ↓Bankability: 65 → 45
  • ↓PSC count: 2 → 0
  • +1 more
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (25/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BRICKSCLOTHING LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-09

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

6 The Turnstiles
Methil
Fife
KY8 3JZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-09OVERDUE
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08