STEPH CRAIGIE KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC526029 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£143.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £143,152

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£143k
Current Assets
£261k
Current Liabilities
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£0£52k£104k£157k£209k£261kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£143.2k—
Current assets£260.8k—
Net assets£143.2k—
Average employees—100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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  2. 2024-11-22
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  3. 2024-10-04
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  4. 2024-10-04
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  5. 2024-09-20
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  6. 2024-02-05
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  10. 2023-09-07
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  11. 2022-10-14
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  12. 2021-11-12
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  13. 2020-11-10
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  14. 2019-11-25
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  15. 2019-02-20
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  17. 2019-02-20
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  18. 2016-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As STEPH CRAIGIE KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LTD
  19. 2016-02-04
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    CRAIGIE, Stephanie Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-02-04
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    CRAIGIE, Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-04
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    CRAIGIE, Stephanie Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRAIGIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Stephanie Anne Craigie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Hugh Craigie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
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
Incorporated2016-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Hillhead Road
Bieldside
Aberdeen
AB15 9EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRAIGIE, Stephanie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-04
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Active
CRAIGIE, Hugh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-04
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Active
CRAIGIE, Stephanie Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-04
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
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accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14