CRUARCH ASSOCIATES LTD
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
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Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (85/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2017-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-44.1k |
| Current assets | £13.8k |
| Debtors | £13.8k |
| Net assets | £-44.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2020-01-04⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2020-01-04🏁Company dissolved
- 2019-10-04⚠️liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU15(Scot)
- 2019-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-19⚠️liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotlandinsolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
- 2019-02-19⚠️liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotlandinsolvency · 4.2(Scot)
- 2019-02-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-27➖BENNETT, Aidan resigneddirector
- 2017-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-16➖MARSHALL, Adele Heather, Professor resigneddirector
- 2017-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-03-24➖CHAPPLE, Simon Roy resigneddirector
- 2016-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-06-17➕CHAPPLE, Simon Roy appointeddirector
- 2015-06-17➕MARSHALL, Adele Heather, Professor appointeddirector
- 2015-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2014-01-31➖WALSH, Dermot resigneddirector
- 2014-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CRUARCH ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2014-01-14➕SHEFFIELD, James appointeddirector
- 2014-01-14➕BENNETT, Aidan appointeddirector
- 2014-01-14➕WALSH, Dermot appointeddirector
- 2014-01-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-01-04
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2020-01-04: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2019-10-04: liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Sheffield Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Aidan Bennettceased 27/11/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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