CRILCO CONFECTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI010993 · ltd · incorporated 1975-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£13.11M
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: refinance and hold (55/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,342,104
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £13.11M |
| Gross profit | £4.14M |
| Operating profit | £1.39M |
| Profit before tax | £1.34M |
| Average employees | 4500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-19📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-19🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2022-05-19🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2022-05-19🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2022-03-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-03-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-02-18➕CRILLY, David appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-18➖CRILLY, Peter J resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-18➖CRILLY, Gertrude resigneddirector
- 2022-02-18➖CRILLY, Peter Joseph resigneddirector
- 2022-01-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-12🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee
- 2021-02-11🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2020-10-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2020-07-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee)
- 2019-09-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee)
- 2019-08-06➕CRILLY, Ciaran appointeddirector
- 2019-08-06➕CRILLY, David appointeddirector
- 2018-04-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2017-12-01➖CRILLY, Malachy resigneddirector
- 1985-05-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1975-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CRILCO CONFECTIONS LIMITED
- 1975-11-07➕CRILLY, Peter J appointedsecretary
- 1975-11-07➕CRILLY, Gertrude appointeddirector
- 1975-11-07➕CRILLY, Malachy appointeddirector
- 1975-11-07➕CRILLY, Peter Joseph 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
46/100
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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 low10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Brogies Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brogies Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CRILCO CONFECTIONS LIMITED
This company · NI010993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brogies Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2024 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ciaran Crillyceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Crillyceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Gertrude Crillyceased 01/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Peter Crillyceased 17/02/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Gertrude Crillyceased 01/12/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECHVALE NATURAL WATER LTD→ NI053520 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| DEVENISH NUTRITION INVESTMENT LIMITED→ NI648882 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DEVENISH NUTRITION LIMITED→ NI003138 · est 1952 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 73y | — | — |
| DOWNPADRAIG DISTILLERY CO LTD→ NI666841 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DRAGON BRAND FOODS LIMITED→ NI054054 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| DRT GLOBAL LTD→ NI733484 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUNGANNON PROTEINS LTD→ NI038033 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| E GALLEN FOODS UK LTD→ NI693930 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EARTH RAINBOW LIMITED→ NI663038 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| EGLISH POTATOES LIMITED→ NI645333 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| EN PLACE FOODS LIMITED→ NI731272 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-11-07
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821
Registered office
15 Flagstaff Road
Newry
Co.Down
BT35 8NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
CRILLY, Ciaran→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRILLY, David→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRILLY, Peter J→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1975-11-07 · resigned 2022-02-18
CRILLY, Gertrude→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1975-11-07 · resigned 2022-02-18
CRILLY, Malachy→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1975-11-07 · resigned 2017-12-01
CRILLY, Peter Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1975-11-07 · resigned 2022-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
10
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 12/01/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 2 properties | 11/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 15/07/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 12/09/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/04/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Debenture | 1 property | 07/05/1985 | — |
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Recent filings (140 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-20