A T CRAIG LIMITED

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04251709 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£120.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,463
Cash YoY
+1215%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 1215% YoY
Net Worth
£120k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£134k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£80k£107k£134kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£120.5k£100.9k
Current assets£133.9k£113.6k
Cash£7.3k£559
Debtors£126.6k£113.1k
Net assets£120.5k£100.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-11-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-18
    ➖
    CRAIG, Mabel Alice resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    CRAIG, Anita Theresa appointed
    director
  18. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    CRAIG, Mabel Alice appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A T CRAIG LIMITED
  20. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2001-07-13
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2001-07-13
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRAIG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Anita Theresa Craig
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Dpc Stone House
55 Stone Road Business Park
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 6SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CRAIG, Anita Theresa→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Mabel Alice→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2018-10-18
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2001-07-13
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2001-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-04