AMERICRAFT PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08887070 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.66M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £22,661,940
Cash YoY
+1628%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15m
↑ 1628% YoY
Net Worth
£23m
↑ 225% YoY
Current Assets
£26m
↑ 205% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.66M | £6.98M |
| Current assets | £26.20M | £8.58M |
| Cash | £15.38M | £890.1k |
| Debtors | £10.82M | £7.69M |
| Net assets | £22.66M | £6.98M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Development Finance Limited
- 2019-07-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Titlestone Property Lending Limited
- 2014-10-15➕CRAIG, Chantal Phillipa appointeddirector
- 2014-10-15➕CRAIG, James Lee appointeddirector
- 2014-10-15➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2014-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AMERICRAFT PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2014-02-11➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
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
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 James Lee Craig Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Chantal Phillipa Craig Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1st Floor Spitalfields House
Stirling Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 2FX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRAIG, Chantal Phillipa→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAIG, James Lee→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2014-10-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Development Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/08/2019 | 19/10/2022 | |
| satisfied | Titlestone Property Lending Titlestone Property Lending Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/11/2017 | 19/10/2022 |
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14