ADVANCED CRAFT JOINERS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC777830 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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 (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
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KRUSINSKAS, Donatas appointed
director
2025-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED CRAFT JOINERS LTD
2023-08-02
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DUNLOP, Christopher David appointed
director
2023-08-02
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher David Dunlop Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/08/2023

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

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OGILVIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC069644 · est 1979	£3.01M £2.15M–£3.87M	—	—	146	46y	94	70y
JAMES STRANG LIMITED→ SC100720 · est 1986	£479.5k £342.5k–£616.5k	—	—	53	39y	88	64y
CONCEPT INSTALLATIONS ALLOA LTD→ SC719515 · est 2022	£48.5k £34.6k–£62.3k	£89.0k	—	100	4y	84	46y
SCA CARPENTRY & BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ SC771129 · est 2023	£35.3k £25.2k–£45.4k	£126.2k	—	200	2y	83	33y
CENTRAL DEMOLITION LIMITED→ SC172244 · est 1997	—	—	£8.08M	—	29y	83	60y
FES LIMITED→ SC053848 · est 1973 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	52y	83	84y
GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD→ SC357477 · est 2009	—	—	—	29	17y	83	59y
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R. LINDSAY AND COMPANY (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED→ SC063657 · est 1977	—	—	—	28	48y	83	59y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-08-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

40 Forth Street

Stirling

FK8 1UF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNLOP, Christopher David→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-08-02

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KRUSINSKAS, Donatas→

director · ~40y · appointed 2025-02-26

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-19

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-10-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-08-23

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-08-02