CRGP ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC248494 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-29
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • · Deal-killer verdict: complicated → clean
  • · Opportunity score: 81 → 76
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 2 worsened.

  • ·Investment thesis: unclassifiedwell_run_hard_buy
  • Deal-killer verdict: complicatedclean
  • Opportunity score: 8176
  • Hygiene score: 9085
  • PSC count: 01
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74902Quantity surveying activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-06-17
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2026-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-06-03
    BROWN, Derek resigned
    director
  5. 2026-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-05-22
    MCINTOSH, David appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-10-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-10-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-10-01
    HILL, John Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-01
    STEWART, Alan William resigned
    director
  22. 2019-10-01
    VEITCH, Kenneth James resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-31
    DAIR, Colin resigned
    director
  24. 2013-07-01
    TURNBULL, Robert George resigned
    director
  25. 2012-03-31
    CROMBIE, Thomas Young resigned
    director
  26. 2011-12-31
    HAMILTON, Stewart Johnston resigned
    director
  27. 2011-04-01
    MCFADZEAN, Bryan John, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2011-04-01
    CROMBIE, Thomas Young resigned
    secretary
  29. 2010-03-31
    FLEMING, William Roger, Mr. resigned
    director
  30. 2009-04-01
    VEITCH, Kenneth James appointed
    director
  31. 2009-03-31
    DAVIES, William resigned
    director
  32. 2008-04-01
    WALKER, Richard James, Mr. appointed
    director
  33. 2006-04-01
    HAMILTON, Stewart Johnston appointed
    director
  34. 2006-04-01
    HILL, John Charles appointed
    director
  35. 2006-04-01
    STEWART, Alan William appointed
    director
  36. 2003-04-30
    CROMBIE, Thomas Young appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-04-30
    BROWN, Derek appointed
    director
  38. 2003-04-30
    CROMBIE, Thomas Young appointed
    director
  39. 2003-04-30
    DAIR, Colin appointed
    director
  40. 2003-04-30
    DAVIES, William appointed
    director
  41. 2003-04-30
    FLEMING, William Roger, Mr. appointed
    director
  42. 2003-04-30
    TURNBULL, Robert George appointed
    director
  43. 2003-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRGP ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS LIMITED
  44. 2003-04-29
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2003-04-29
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2003-04-29
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 2003-04-29
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Crgp Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Crgp Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CRGP ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS LIMITED
This company · SC248494

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Crgp Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/06/2026

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
Incorporated2003-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

145 North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-16
Last: 2026-07-02

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

MCFADZEAN, Bryan John, Mr.
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTOSH, David
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Richard James, Mr.
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROMBIE, Thomas Young
secretary · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned
BROWN, Derek
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2026-06-03
Resigned
CROMBIE, Thomas Young
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
DAIR, Colin
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
DAVIES, William
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
FLEMING, William Roger, Mr.
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
HAMILTON, Stewart Johnston
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
HILL, John Charles
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
STEWART, Alan William
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
TURNBULL, Robert George
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
VEITCH, Kenneth James
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-06-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-04