CASTLECROWN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC221208 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-13
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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year to Jul 2025
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-08-01
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  5. 2021-08-02
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  6. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2019-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-31
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  9. 2017-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-08-04
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  14. 2014-08-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-08-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-09-17
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    SOMERS, William resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-09-17
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    SOMERS, William resigned
    director
  18. 2010-09-17
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    WEBSTER, Lara Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2010-07-12
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    EWING, Maria Gaetana appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-12
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    EWING, Robert Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2006-07-20
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    SOMERS, Ann Bryson resigned
    director
  22. 2006-07-20
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    WEBSTER, Lara Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2005-01-20
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    DELANEY, Christine Dickson resigned
    director
  24. 2005-01-20
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    DELANEY, Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2004-10-01
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    DELANEY, Richard resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-09-09
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    SOMERS, William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-09-09
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    SOMERS, Ann Bryson appointed
    director
  28. 2004-09-09
    ➕
    SOMERS, William appointed
    director
  29. 2001-11-16
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    LANG, Alistair Peter resigned
    director
  30. 2001-07-18
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    DELANEY, Richard appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-07-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-07-18
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    DELANEY, Christine Dickson appointed
    director
  33. 2001-07-18
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    DELANEY, Richard appointed
    director
  34. 2001-07-18
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    LANG, Alistair Peter appointed
    director
  35. 2001-07-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2001-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLECROWN LIMITED
  37. 2001-07-13
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robert Richard Ewing
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Maria Gaetana Ewing
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2001-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

131 Carrick Knowe Drive
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH12 7EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

EWING, Maria Gaetana→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EWING, Robert Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DELANEY, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-18 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
SOMERS, William→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2010-09-17
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2001-07-18
Resigned
DELANEY, Christine Dickson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-07-18 · resigned 2005-01-20
Resigned
DELANEY, Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-07-18 · resigned 2005-01-20
Resigned
LANG, Alistair Peter→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-07-18 · resigned 2001-11-16
Resigned
SOMERS, Ann Bryson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2006-07-20
Resigned
SOMERS, William→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2010-09-17
Resigned
WEBSTER, Lara Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-07-20 · resigned 2010-09-17
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2001-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-07-31