CRAIGSKNOWE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC533683 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-26
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£55.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 £55,326
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,932 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£55k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£55.3k£60.3k
Current assets£3.5k£2.3k
Net assets£55.3k£60.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    CROAN, Nicholas Miles Law resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-01-21
    ➖
    BEGG, Michael Scott resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAIGSKNOWE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  20. 2016-04-26
    ➕
    BEGG, Michael Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2016-04-26
    ➕
    CROAN, Nicholas Miles Law appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Graeme Robbie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas Miles Law Croanceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Michael Scott Beggceased 21/01/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

42 Dudhope Crescent Road
Dundee
DD1 5RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme→
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEGG, Michael Scott→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-04-26 · resigned 2025-01-21
Resigned
CROAN, Nicholas Miles Law→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-04-26 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24