CRAIGMYLE RESIDENTS' PEEL TREATMENT PLANT SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC294399 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-12-12
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 · medium confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (69/100)

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
41 officers (1 active, 41 linked, 31 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (103 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-05-31
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    WILSON, Debbie resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-05-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Debbie resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-19
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    PENNY, Colin appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-18
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    FERRARI, Frank resigned
    director
  10. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-28
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    WILSON, Debbie appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-05-28
    ➕
    WILSON, Debbie appointed
    director
  13. 2024-05-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2024-05-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-05-27
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    BROATCH, Hilary resigned
    secretary
  16. 2024-05-27
    ➖
    BROATCH, Hilary Alison resigned
    director
  17. 2024-05-27
    ➕
    FERRARI, Frank appointed
    director
  18. 2024-05-27
    ➖
    WILSON, Alison resigned
    director
  19. 2024-05-27
    ➖
    WOOLLEY, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2024-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2024-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-05-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2024-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2022-04-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  29. 2022-04-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  30. 2022-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2022-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2022-04-26
    ➕
    BROATCH, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  34. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    CRICHTON, James Barbour resigned
    secretary
  35. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    BRASHIER, Robin David resigned
    director
  36. 2022-04-26
    ➕
    BROATCH, Hilary Alison appointed
    director
  37. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    CRICHTON, James Barbour resigned
    director
  38. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    HOPE, Douglas George resigned
    director
  39. 2022-04-26
    ➕
    WILSON, Alison appointed
    director
  40. 2022-04-26
    ➕
    WOOLLEY, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  41. 2019-05-21
    ➖
    BURNIE, David Buchanan resigned
    secretary
  42. 2019-05-21
    ➕
    CRICHTON, James Barbour appointed
    secretary
  43. 2019-05-21
    ➕
    BRASHIER, Robin David appointed
    director
  44. 2019-05-21
    ➖
    BURNIE, David Buchanan resigned
    director
  45. 2019-05-21
    ➖
    CAIN, Robert John resigned
    director
  46. 2019-05-21
    ➕
    CRICHTON, James Barbour appointed
    director
  47. 2019-05-21
    ➖
    DORMAND, George Joseph resigned
    director
  48. 2019-05-21
    ➕
    HOPE, Douglas George appointed
    director
  49. 2018-02-12
    ➖
    PEARCE, Mark Harvey resigned
    director
  50. 2017-04-10
    ➕
    BURNIE, David Buchanan appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 103 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WILSON, Debbie resigned 2026-05-31; WILSON, Debbie resigned 2026-05-28

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

Riverside House
Ladhope Vale
Galashiels
TD1 1BT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 40 resigned)

PENNY, Colin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROATCH, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-26 · resigned 2024-05-27
Resigned
BURNIE, David Buchanan→
secretary · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
BURNIE, David Buchanan→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
CRICHTON, James Barbour→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-21 · resigned 2022-04-26
Resigned
MCNICOL, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-25 · resigned 2013-05-08
Resigned
PEARCE, Mark Harvey→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
SPEIRS, Graham Christie→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-08 · resigned 2015-04-20
Resigned
WILSON, Debbie→
secretary · appointed 2024-05-28 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned
BIRD, Andrew Douglas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2008-05-19
Resigned
BRASHIER, Robin David→
director · ~81y · appointed 2019-05-21 · resigned 2022-04-26
Resigned
BROATCH, Hilary Alison→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-04-26 · resigned 2024-05-27
Resigned
BURNIE, David Buchanan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
BURNIE, David Buchanan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2010-12-17
Resigned
CAIN, Robert John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
CRICHTON, James Barbour→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-05-21 · resigned 2022-04-26
Resigned
DORMAND, George Joseph→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
DORMAND, Jacqueline→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2010-12-17
Resigned
FERRARI, Frank→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-05-27 · resigned 2025-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (133 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-27