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CRAIGHEAD NURSERIES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC521313 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
· Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
· Opportunity score: 80 → 70

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 80 → 70
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
+3 more

Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 80 → 70
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
+3 more

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£89.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (40/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £89,848

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£90k

Current Assets

£242k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£208.5k
Current assets	£241.5k
Net assets	£89.8k

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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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2015-11-27
🏢
Company incorporated
As CRAIGHEAD NURSERIES LTD

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-11-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Craighead

Farm

Mauchline

Ayrshire

KA5 6EX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-10

Last: 2025-11-26