CRAGCROSS LIMITED

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SC322268 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-26
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£512
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£5.2k£3.3k
Cash£512—
Debtors£4.6k—
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    HOWAT, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-03-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-31
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    PATTERSON, Dorothy resigned
    director
  17. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2007-08-29
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    PATTERSON, John Clifford appointed
    director
  20. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    HOWAT, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-08-29
    ➖
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-08-29
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Dorothy appointed
    director
  23. 2007-08-29
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRAGCROSS LIMITED
  25. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Clifford Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

3 Druid Temple Crescent
Inverness
IV2 6UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PATTERSON, John Clifford→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWAT, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-08-29
Resigned
PATTERSON, Dorothy→
director · ~96y · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06