WARJO LAND INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

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SC309044 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-02-15
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  4. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-09-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-09-13
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    CRAWFORD, Walter appointed
    director
  9. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-06-11
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-05-31
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    CRAWFORD, Josephine resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-05-31
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    CRAWFORD, Josephine resigned
    director
  19. 2015-05-22
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    CRAWFORD, Warren Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-22
    ➖
    CRAWFORD, Walter resigned
    director
  21. 2006-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As WARJO LAND INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  22. 2006-09-22
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    CRAWFORD, Josephine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-09-22
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-09-22
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-09-22
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    CRAWFORD, Josephine appointed
    director
  26. 2006-09-22
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    CRAWFORD, Walter appointed
    director
  27. 2006-09-22
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-09-22
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Walter Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/09/2021
Mrs Josephine Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Warren Edward Crawfordceased 13/09/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

405 Greengairs Road
Greengairs
Airdrie
ML6 7TE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Walter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Warren Edward→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2006-09-22
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Josephine→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Walter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2006-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10