CRAICN ACCOMMODATION LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAICN ACCOMMODATION LTD
- 2021-04-07➕MCMICKING, Alexander Douglas Neil appointeddirector
- 2021-04-07➕MCMICKING, Clare Patricia appointeddirector
- 2021-04-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Douglas Neil Mcmicking Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/04/2021 |
Mrs Clare Patricia Mcmicking Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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