CRAIGALAN GROUP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555299 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10➕ARMSTRONG, John appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10➕MARMION, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10➕MCMILLAN, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-07-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Esf Loans Limited Acting as Security Trustee
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGALAN GROUP LTD
- 2017-01-23➕CREE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2017-01-23➕JAMES, Craig George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Craigalan Eot Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Craigalan Eot Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CRAIGALAN GROUP LTD
This company · SC555299
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craigalan Eot Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · trust interest | 24/07/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Craig George Jamesceased 24/07/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Alan Creeceased 24/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
Business First Burnbrae Road
Linwood Industrial Estate
Paisley
PA3 3FP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-10
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Active
JAMES, Craig George→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-23
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MARMION, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-04-10
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MCMILLAN, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Esf Loans Acting as Security Trustee Esf Loans Limited Acting as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29