CRAIGSTON SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC663334 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | — |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01➕THORBURN, Stuart Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAIGSTON SERVICES LTD
- 2020-06-08➕THORBURN, David George appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — THORBURN, Stuart Michael (same surname) appointed 2024-05-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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David George Thorburn Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/06/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Parkhead Croft Parkhead Croft
Craigston
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 5RW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THORBURN, David George→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORBURN, Stuart Michael→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-08