CRINDIL COMPANY LIMITED

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SC266351 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£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
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-08-07
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  4. 2022-12-17
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  5. 2021-08-09
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2019-07-30
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  8. 2018-09-25
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  9. 2017-10-09
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  10. 2016-10-27
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  11. 2016-04-15
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  12. 2015-07-21
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  13. 2015-04-16
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  14. 2014-08-06
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  15. 2014-04-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-06-16
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    FARRIES, KIRK & MCVEAN, Messrs, Messrs appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-06-16
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    TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2004-04-30
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    DALRYMPLE, 14TH EARL OF STAIR, John David James, Right Honourable appointed
    director
  19. 2004-04-30
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    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-04-30
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    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-04-30
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    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CRINDIL COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2004-04-13
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-04-13
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    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-04-13
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    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl Of Stair
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Farries Kirk & Mcvean
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
DG1 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FARRIES, KIRK & MCVEAN, Messrs, Messrs→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALRYMPLE, 14TH EARL OF STAIR, John David James, Right Honourable→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2005-06-16
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-23