TROJAN CRATES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.4y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Net assets | £1.13M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mark Gregory Paterson
- 2024-10-11➕PATERSON, Raymond Gary appointeddirector
- 2024-10-11➖ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigneddirector
- 2024-10-11➖GARDNER, Ross Scott resigneddirector
- 2024-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs TROJAN CRATES HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2024-09-27➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-09-27➕ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-09-27➕GARDNER, Ross Scott appointeddirector
- 2024-09-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Raymond Gary Paterson Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 11/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mark Gregory Paterson | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/12/2024 | — |