CRAIGMORE BELFAST LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
NI647464 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.6y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 700 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGMORE BELFAST LTD
- 2017-08-16➕BAIRD, Geoffrey Eric Stewart appointeddirector
- 2017-08-16➕BAIRD, Joy appointeddirector
- 2017-08-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Geoffrey Eric Stewart Baird Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 16/08/2017 |
Mrs Joy Baird Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & M HOWARD (MONEYMORE) LTD→ NI640310 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DEBORAH MAGILL LIMITED→ NI706069 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DECLAN MCCHESNEY SHOE AGENCIES LTD→ NI635163 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DECORATORS TOUCH BELFAST LIMITED→ NI607079 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| DENG BO LTD→ NI707072 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DERRALLEN SERVICE STATION LTD→ NI686810 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DG E-TRADING LTD→ NI666397 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DHAATRI LTD→ NI728872 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIADEM ROSE LTD→ NI734664 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIAMOND BLISS & GEMSTONE CO LTD→ NI685109 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DIRECT VAPE NI LIMITED→ NI722264 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-16
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
2 Diviny Drive
Carn Industrial Estate
Portadown
Co. Armagh
BT63 5WE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAIRD, Geoffrey Eric Stewart→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/09/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28