J. E. CROZIER LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC467673 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £25,209

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£25k
Current Assets
-£678
Current Liabilities
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-£25k-£20k-£15k-£10k-£6k-£678Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-25.2k—
Current assets£-678—
Net assets£-25.2k—
Average employees—200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    CROZIER, Rachel appointed
    director
  9. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    CROZIER, Rachel resigned
    director
  10. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J. E. CROZIER LTD.
  21. 2014-01-17
    ➕
    CROZIER, Anita appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-17
    ➕
    CROZIER, Gladys appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-17
    ➕
    CROZIER, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-17
    ➕
    CROZIER, Rachel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CROZIER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CROZIER, Rachel (same surname) appointed 2025-12-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gladys Crozier
Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2026
Ms Anita Crozier
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2026
Miss Rachel Crozier
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2026
Mr Peter Crozier
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

15 Douglas Avenue
Airth
Falkirk
FK2 8GF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CROZIER, Anita→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROZIER, Gladys→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROZIER, Peter→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROZIER, Rachel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROZIER, Rachel→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-17 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27