CRAIGENDMUIR LIMITED

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SC258280 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55900Other accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,342,225
Net assets shrinking
Down £193,459 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£115k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£338k£676k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.73M£2.00M
Current assets£1.50M£1.69M
Cash£115.0k£382.2k
Debtors£672.2k£606.0k
Net assets£1.34M£1.54M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  9. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2020-06-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    HENDRY, Leah Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-09
    ➕
    HENDRY, Tanya Mary appointed
    director
  19. 2004-06-26
    ➖
    WALLACE, Brian Philip resigned
    director
  20. 2004-06-24
    ➕
    HENDRY, John Kennedy appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-24
    ➕
    HENDRY, Ivan Alexander Cairns appointed
    director
  22. 2004-06-24
    ➕
    HENDRY, John Kennedy appointed
    director
  23. 2004-06-24
    ➖
    WALLACE, Brian Philip resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-06-24
    ➖
    MOORE, Martin James resigned
    director
  25. 2003-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAIGENDMUIR LIMITED
  26. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    WALLACE, Brian Philip appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    MOORE, Martin James appointed
    director
  30. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    WALLACE, Brian Philip appointed
    director
  31. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-10-27
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

1 Village Drive, Red Deer Village
Stepps
Glasgow
G33 6FQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

HENDRY, John Kennedy→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-24
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Active
HENDRY, Ivan Alexander Cairns→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-24
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Active
HENDRY, John Kennedy→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-06-24
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Active
HENDRY, Leah Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDRY, Tanya Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Brian Philip→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2004-06-24
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2003-10-27
Resigned
MOORE, Martin James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2004-06-24
Resigned
WALLACE, Brian Philip→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2004-06-26
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2003-10-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/04/2021—
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-06-10