CRAIGBRIDGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC203027 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-10-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-11-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-06-18
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    DAYKIN, Elaine resigned
    director
  17. 2002-05-14
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    TICE, Elaine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    TICE, Alan David appointed
    director
  19. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    TICE, Elaine Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2002-05-14
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    DAYKIN, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-03-09
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2000-01-20
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    DAYKIN, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-01-20
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-01-20
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2000-01-20
    ➕
    DAYKIN, Elaine appointed
    director
  26. 2000-01-20
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2000-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAIGBRIDGE LIMITED
  28. 2000-01-17
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-01-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan David Tice
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2000-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

6 North Gyle Park
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH12 8LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

TICE, Elaine Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-14
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Active
TICE, Alan David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-14
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Active
TICE, Elaine Margaret→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAYKIN, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2002-05-14
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2000-01-20
Resigned
ANDERSON, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2000-03-09
Resigned
DAYKIN, Elaine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2002-06-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2000-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-16