JAMES CRAIG MARTS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC688026 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-03

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Average employees	2	200

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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accounts · AA
2025-05-09
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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accounts · AA
2022-02-02
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accounts · AA01
2021-08-05
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capital · SH01
2021-08-05
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capital · SH08
2021-08-03
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incorporation · MA
2021-08-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-08
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capital · SH01
2021-03-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-07
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address · AD01
2021-03-07
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capital · SH01
2021-03-07
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officers · TM01
2021-03-07
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officers · AP01
2021-03-07
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officers · AP01
2021-03-01
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CRAIG, James Thomson appointed
director
2021-03-01
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CRAIG, Michael Duncan appointed
director
2021-03-01
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DEANE, David William resigned
director
2021-02-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-03
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Company incorporated
As JAMES CRAIG MARTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
2021-02-03
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DEANE, David William appointed
director

Owner dependency

96/100

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 "CRAIG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Duncan Craig Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/03/2021
Mr James Thomson Craig Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/03/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David William Deaneceased 01/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2021-02-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Livestock Auction Mart

Whitefordhill

Ayr

KA6 5JW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CRAIG, James Thomson→

director · ~70y · appointed 2021-03-01

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Active

CRAIG, Michael Duncan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-01

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Active

DEANE, David William→

director · ~62y · appointed 2021-02-03 · resigned 2021-03-01

Resigned

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