CRAIGPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC222003 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-08

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-08	2024-08-08

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-05
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2025-04-27
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2024-03-31
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2023-05-09
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2022-04-30
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2022-01-23
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officers · TM01
2022-01-21
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JOHNSTONE, Daniel Adam resigned
director
2020-10-25
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2020-10-25
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officers · TM01
2020-10-25
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officers · TM01
2020-10-25
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officers · TM02
2020-10-25
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address · AD01
2020-10-12
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WALLACE, Andrew appointed
director
2020-10-12
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WALLACE, Rachel Alison appointed
director
2020-10-12
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JOHNSTONE, James Neil resigned
secretary
2020-10-12
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JOHNSTONE, Anne resigned
director
2020-10-12
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JOHNSTONE, James Neil resigned
director
2020-08-09
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2019-08-12
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2018-08-09
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accounts · AA
2014-03-11
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JOHNSTONE, Daniel Adam appointed
director
2001-12-04
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BOTHAMLEY, John Alexander resigned
director
2001-12-04
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BOTHAMLEY, Margaret Anne resigned
director
2001-12-04
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BOTHAMLEY, Nadine Lorna resigned
director
2001-08-23
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BOTHAMLEY, Margaret Anne appointed
director
2001-08-23
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BOTHAMLEY, Nadine Lorna appointed
director
2001-08-22
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JOHNSTONE, James Neil appointed
secretary
2001-08-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-22
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BOTHAMLEY, John Alexander appointed
director
2001-08-22
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JOHNSTONE, Anne appointed
director
2001-08-22
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JOHNSTONE, James Neil appointed
director
2001-08-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-08-08
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Company incorporated
As CRAIGPORT LIMITED
2001-08-08
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-08
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Wallace Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/10/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Neil Johnstoneceased 12/10/2020· significant influence

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

Incorporated2001-08-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

27 Whitelea Road

Balerno

EH14 7HE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last made up to: 2025-08-08

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

WALLACE, Andrew→

director · ~45y · appointed 2020-10-12

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Active

WALLACE, Rachel Alison→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOHNSTONE, James Neil→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2020-10-12

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-22

Resigned

BOTHAMLEY, John Alexander→

director · ~81y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2001-12-04

Resigned

BOTHAMLEY, Margaret Anne→

director · ~79y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2001-12-04

Resigned

BOTHAMLEY, Nadine Lorna→

director · ~51y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2001-12-04

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Anne→

director · ~73y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2020-10-12

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Daniel Adam→

director · ~42y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2022-01-21

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, James Neil→

director · ~73y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2020-10-12

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-22

Resigned

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