THE CROVIE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC475935 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-23

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30
Average employees	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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2025-12-07
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address · AD01
2025-08-15
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address · AD01
2025-02-19
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address · AD01
2024-10-18
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2024-01-17
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2024-01-17
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officers · CH01
2024-01-17
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officers · CH01
2024-01-17
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address · AD01
2023-01-24
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2022-01-26
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2021-01-14
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2019-12-10
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2018-08-21
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2017-08-02
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2017-01-23
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2015-04-01
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FOWDEN, Daniel Mark appointed
director
2014-04-23
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Company incorporated
As THE CROVIE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
2014-04-23
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FOWDEN, Catrin Sara appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-07

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel Mark Fowden Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Catrin Sarah Fowden Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

Westside

Premnay

Insch

Aberdeenshire

AB52 6PY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-07OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FOWDEN, Catrin Sara→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-23

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Active

FOWDEN, Daniel Mark→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-01

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-26