CRUCIBLE (GALSTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC528731 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 6.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-25
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2021-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-10-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-10-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2019-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-09-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2016-03-09
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    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2016-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CRUCIBLE (GALSTON) LIMITED
  22. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Brian Derek appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    SMART, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CRUCIBLE (GALSTON) LIMITED
This company · SC528731

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Crucible Alba Group Limitedceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor 2 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ROBINSON, Brian Derek→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMART, Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-03-09 · resigned 2021-05-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/10/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—26/09/2019—
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01