CRAIGEN, BREBNER AND CO. LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key 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 | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.0k |
| Cash | — | £1.0k |
| Net assets | — | £1.0k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-30➕CHURCHILL, Carl appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➕CHURCHILL, Nicole Eugenie appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGEN, BREBNER AND CO. LTD
- 2023-02-24➕NEILL, John appointeddirector
- 2023-02-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
V Spirits Brands Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
V Spirits Brands Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Neillceased 30/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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