CRAIGMYLE ESTATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC039774 · ltd · incorporated 1964-01-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.39M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
24 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 61.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 61.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
24 charges (24/24 with lender, 24/24 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,392,200
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4.4m
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£321k
↑ 112% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.43M | £4.99M |
| Current assets | £321.2k | £151.6k |
| Net assets | £4.39M | £3.39M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-30➕CAMERON, Heather appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-29➖DRUMMOND, Catherine Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-29➖DRUMMOND, Catherine Sarah resigneddirector
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18➖DRUMMOND, Gina Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2018-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2018-11-16🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-16🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-16🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-16🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-15🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-15🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2018-11-15🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-09-21🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-09-21🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-06-14🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-04-03🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-03-02🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-03-02🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2017-02-02🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-09-21🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-09-16🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-09-16🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-10-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-07-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-07-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-02-01➕DRUMMOND, Gina Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2006-11-15➕DRUMMOND, Gordon Robert, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-11-15➕DRUMMOND, Catherine Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-15➖HASTIE, William Allan Findlay resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 low22 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Gordon Robert Drummond Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYVIE ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ SC052080 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| GRAMPIAN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD.→ SC294646 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| GROUND BOUND LTD→ SC853435 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GROW GREENER LTD→ SC663559 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HAPPY HOG LTD→ SC713332 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| HAULKERTON FARMS LIMITED→ SC173136 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| HEADSHOT LIMITED→ SC255042 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| HEATHER SPRIG LIMITED→ SC107594 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| IAN G DONALD (POTATOES) LTD→ SC331783 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| IAN GATT LTD.→ SC245405 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| IAN JOHNSTON & SONS LIMITED→ SC035263 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| IAN R MACKIE LTD.→ SC242421 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
Strathesk
6 West Toll Crescent
Aboyne
AB34 5GB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
Active
DRUMMOND, Gordon Robert, Dr→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-15
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DRUMMOND, Catherine Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2020-07-29
HASTIE, William Allan Findlay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2006-11-15
NICHOLSON, Alexander Wares→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-09-26
DRUMMOND, Catherine Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2020-07-29
DRUMMOND, Gina Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2019-04-18
GRAY, Dorothy Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1995-03-08 · resigned 1995-11-16
GRAY, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~109y · resigned 1995-04-22
HASTIE, William Allan Findlay→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1995-11-16 · resigned 2006-11-15
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Mortgages & charges
24
Total charges
22
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:24 of 24 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2018 | 27/11/2018 | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/09/2017 | — | |
| part-satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/09/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 14/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/03/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/03/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/02/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2016 | — | |
| part-satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 6 properties | 28/10/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 12/07/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Disposition and letter of agreement | 1 property | 15/12/1964 | 06/11/2001 |
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Recent filings (137 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-19