CRAIGLEY FARMS LTD
- 01450SIC 01450
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2000 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-01-11➕WALLACE, Alan Thomas Alston appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-01➕WALLACE, Robert Young appointeddirector
- 2017-08-01➖WALLACE, Robert Young resignedsecretary
- 2017-08-01➖WALLACE, Alan Thomas Alston resigneddirector
- 2007-10-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGLEY FARMS LTD
- 2007-09-12➕WALLACE, Robert Young appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-12➕WALLACE, Alan Thomas Alston appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Young Wallace Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/08/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Thomas Alston Wallaceceased 12/05/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mrs Shona Agnes Wallaceceased 07/04/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 08/10/2007 | 23/10/2024 |