CRISCO SUBSEA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC299655 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-27
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
£-14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,464
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,469 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 289380% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£14k£10k£34k£59k£83k£108kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-14.5k£5
Current assets£105.1k£107.7k
Cash—£145
Debtors—£107.6k
Net assets£-14.5k£5

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-02
    ➖
    WOOD, Laura Anne resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-07-02
    ➖
    WOOD, Laura Anne resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-04-06
    ➕
    WOOD, Laura Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-08
    ➕
    WOOD, Laura Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-03-08
    ➖
    WOOD, Rita Leslie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRISCO SUBSEA LTD
  21. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    WOOD, Scott Christoffersen appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    WOOD, Rita Leslie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-03-27
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-03-27
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2006-03-27
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Christoffersen Wood
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Laura Anne Woodceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

5 Macaulay Park
Hazlehead
Aberdeen
AB15 8FR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WOOD, Scott Christoffersen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Laura Anne→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-08 · resigned 2024-07-02
Resigned
WOOD, Rita Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2010-03-08
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2006-03-27
Resigned
WOOD, Laura Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2024-07-02
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2006-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31