CRANDALE CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC341267 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-14
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-561.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £561,885
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
-£562k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£450k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£562k-£358k-£154k£50k£254k£458kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-561.9k£-562.4k
Current assets£450.2k£458.1k
Cash£49.9k£75.1k
Debtors£400.3k£383.0k
Net assets£-561.9k£-562.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-09
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  3. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  4. 2025-03-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-02-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bibby Commercial Finance Limited
  6. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-01-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2023-12-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  11. 2023-12-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2023-11-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2021-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-05-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2021-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2019-10-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2019-04-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2018-05-29
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2017-01-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2016-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Philip Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2010-06-23
    ➕
    CAVANAGH, Mark James appointed
    director
  29. 2010-06-23
    ➖
    RENNIE, Thomas George resigned
    director
  30. 2008-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRANDALE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  31. 2008-04-14
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2008-04-14
    ➕
    RENNIE, Thomas George appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

Crandale Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Crandale Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CRANDALE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
This company · SC341267

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Crandale Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark James Cavanaghceased 02/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite A
1 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1BR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, Philip Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAVANAGH, Mark James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-14 · resigned 2018-05-29
Resigned
RENNIE, Thomas George→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-04-14 · resigned 2010-06-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—18/02/2025—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property20/12/2023—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—30/11/2023—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/01/201703/04/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—31/10/201617/05/2021
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-09-09
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18