CFT LAND SECURITIES LTD

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SC355101 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-16

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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 Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	200	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-09-25
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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accounts · AA
2023-11-09
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accounts · AA
2022-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-12
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accounts · AA
2018-09-11
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officers · AP01
2018-09-11
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officers · AP01
2018-09-06
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CRAWFORD, Josephine appointed
director
2018-09-06
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CRAWFORD, Walter appointed
director
2017-11-28
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accounts · AA
2015-07-17
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CRAWFORD, Josephine resigned
secretary
2015-05-22
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CRAWFORD, Warren Edward appointed
director
2015-05-22
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CRAWFORD, Walter resigned
director
2009-02-16
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Company incorporated
As CFT LAND SECURITIES LTD
2009-02-16
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CRAWFORD, Josephine appointed
secretary
2009-02-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-02-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-02-16
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CRAWFORD, Walter appointed
director
2009-02-16
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2009-02-16
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Josephine Crawford Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	13/09/2021
Mr Walter Crawford Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	13/09/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Josephine Denardoceased 13/09/2021· 25-50% shares
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.

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MILBEAR HOLDINGS (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC046691 · est 1969	£974.3k £828.2k–£1.12M	—	£974.3k	—	56y	83	101y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-02-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

22 Dalmarnock Road

Glasgow

G40 4AA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Josephine→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-09-06

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Active

CRAWFORD, Walter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-09-06

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Active

CRAWFORD, Warren Edward→

director · ~42y · appointed 2015-05-22

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Active

CRAWFORD, Josephine→

secretary · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2015-07-17

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2009-02-16

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Walter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2015-05-22

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2009-02-16

Resigned

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