CROWNGATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC444073 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-38.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
32 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,994
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£38k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.2k | £-35.4k |
| Current assets | £26.6k | £15.8k |
| Net assets | £-38.0k | £-72.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20➖MCCLYMONT, Margaret Rose resignedsecretary
- 2022-10-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-09-22➕SINGH, Satnam appointeddirector
- 2013-10-01➕MCCLYMONT, Margaret Rose appointedsecretary
- 2013-03-12➕SINGH, Jit appointeddirector
- 2013-03-12➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2013-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CROWNGATE LIMITED
- 2013-03-04➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jit Singh Individual · British · DOB 06/1942 · age 84 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
149 Elderslie Street
Glasgow
G3 7JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SINGH, Satnam→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCLYMONT, Margaret Rose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2022-10-20
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2013-03-12
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-20