CROFT PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC309934 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-23.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,814

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£24k-£23k-£22k-£21k-£20k-£18kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-23.8k£-18.5k
Net assets£-23.8k£-18.5k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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  2. 2024-09-17
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-17
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    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-08-22
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  6. 2023-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-01
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-18
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  12. 2018-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-02-23
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    BULL, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-02-23
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    MACDONALD, Murdo resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CROFT PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2006-10-10
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    BULL, John Reginald appointed
    director
  20. 2006-10-10
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Murdo appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Reginald Bull
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Old Manse
Drumnadrochit
Inverness
Highland
IV63 6TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BULL, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-23
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Active
BULL, John Reginald→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-10-10
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Active
MACDONALD, Murdo→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-10 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14