CRAIGIE ENGINEERING SALES & SERVICES LTD

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SC373875 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-30
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    CRAIGIE, Benjamin Alistair appointed
    director
  17. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    CRAIGIE, Michael Alexander resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    CRAIGIE, Michael Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAIGIE ENGINEERING SALES & SERVICES LTD
  20. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    CRAIGIE, Michael Alexander appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    CRAIGIE, Michael Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRAIGIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Benjamin Alistair Craigie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2010-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

69-73 Victoria Street
Stromness
KW16 3BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CRAIGIE, Benjamin Alistair→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-06-30
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Active
CRAIGIE, Michael Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
CRAIGIE, Michael Alexander→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-06-27