CROWNBRAID LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC444068 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,496
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£52.2k£42.2k
Current assets£99.5k£84.5k
Cash£61.5k£46.5k
Debtors£35.4k£35.4k
Net assets£50.5k£33.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-07-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicole Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Graeme appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicole appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-26
    ➖
    SMITH, Nicole resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-03-22
    ➖
    SMITH, Nicole resigned
    director
  23. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Graeme John Knox appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-18
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  25. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicole appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CROWNBRAID LIMITED
  27. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicole Margaret Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Graeme John Knox Smithceased 07/02/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Scottcourt House
West Princes Street
Helensburgh
Argyll & Bute
G84 8BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, Graeme→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Graeme John Knox→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-18
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Active
SMITH, Nicole Margaret→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Nicole→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2013-03-26
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned
SMITH, Nicole→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2013-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09