CRAIGHALL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC460862 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-07
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£103.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: high (80/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £103,761
Cash YoY
+42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£161k
↑ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£104k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £103.8k | £66.4k |
| Current assets | £178.0k | £134.0k |
| Cash | £160.9k | £113.2k |
| Debtors | £17.1k | £20.8k |
| Net assets | £103.8k | £66.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-08➕MACPHEE, Donna Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-11-08➖MACPHEE, Donna Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-01➖MCCORMACK, John resigneddirector
- 2013-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGHALL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2013-10-07➕MACPHEE, Donna Marie appointeddirector
- 2013-10-07➕MCCORMACK, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Donna Marie Macphee Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Donna Marie Macpheeceased 08/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr John Mccormackceased 01/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
25 Sandyford Place
Glasgow
G3 7NG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MACPHEE, Donna Marie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACPHEE, Donna Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-07 · resigned 2024-11-08
MCCORMACK, John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-10-07 · resigned 2017-02-01
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30