CRGL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC645937 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-01
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-149.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £149,572
Very low cash
Cash position: £56
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£150k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£56
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£150k-£114k-£79k-£43k-£7k£28kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-149.6k£-115.3k
Current assets£56£28.1k
Cash£56£11.5k
Debtors£5.9k
Net assets£-149.6k£-123.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2020-11-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-08-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CRGL LTD
  13. 2019-11-01
    CROLLA, Peter Dario appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Peter Alcide Crolla
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Dario Crollaceased 01/11/2019· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

48 Jessie Street Polmadie
Glasgow
G42 0PG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CROLLA, Peter Dario
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-11-01
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-02