CRAIGHARR STABLES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC747214 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-14.6k |
| Current assets | — | £9.5k |
| Net assets | — | £-14.6k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGHARR STABLES LIMITED
- 2022-10-13➕RICHES, Charni Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-10-13➕RICHES, David John appointeddirector
- 2022-10-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Riches Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/10/2022 |
Mrs Charni Louise Riches Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIE-ELITE NURSERIES LIMITED→ SC056516 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
| CLUNY HOME FARMS LIMITED→ SC050537 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| COLDSTREAM SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC400171 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| COWIE FARMS LTD.→ SC226333 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| CRAIGOUR FARM & RAEMOIR STUD LIMITED→ SC132332 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| CRYSTAL RIVER FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC335301 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CUMMING FARMING LTD→ SC728020 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CVL FARMS LIMITED→ SC784780 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| D J FISHING LTD→ SC618781 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| D K HANS LIMITED→ SC303540 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| DALES FARMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC539053 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DAVID JACK LTD→ SC707081 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
Craigharr House
Keith Hall
Inverurie
AB51 0LN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RICHES, Charni Louise→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHES, David John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-10-13
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-29