S & C CRAWFORD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC584551 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees13001200

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2017-12-29
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    Company incorporated
    As S & C CRAWFORD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
  18. 2017-12-29
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    CRAWFORD, Connor appointed
    director
  19. 2017-12-29
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    CRAWFORD, Stuart appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "CRAWFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

The Crawfords Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Crawfords Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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S & C CRAWFORD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
This company · SC584551

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
The Crawfords Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Stuart Crawfordceased 03/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Connor Crawfordceased 03/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Crawford House Crawford House
Kilmory Industrial Estate
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Connor→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Stuart→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12