CRUICKSHANK SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- 82110Combined office administrative service activities
- 93199Other sports activities
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 (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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.3k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £29.5k | £30.8k |
| Cash | £16.2k | £16.0k |
| Debtors | £13.3k | £14.8k |
| Net assets | £74 | £165 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07➕BUCHAN, Nicola Victoria appointeddirector
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CRUICKSHANK SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
- 2023-08-18➕CRUICKSHANK, Stuart Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18📄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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRUICKSHANK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Stuart Charles Cruickshank Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 18/08/2023 |
Ms Nicola Victoria Buchan Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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