WORDSMITH CRAFTS C.I.C.
🌿Early-stageactive
SC719460 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-01-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs WORDSMITH CRAFTS C.I.C.
- 2022-01-11➕KIRK, Gary David appointeddirector
- 2022-01-11➕LIDWELL, Simon Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-01-11📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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 Simon Neil Lidwell Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 11/01/2022 |
Mr Gary David Kirk Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 11/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Education & training · DG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NITHCREE TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC270534 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 1400 | 21y | 82 | 66y |
| TREASURE ISLAND NURSERY LIMITED→ SC398693 · est 2011 | — | — | £129.5k | — | 15y | 82 | 66y |
| THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY WOODLANDS TRUST→ SC171277 · est 1997 | — | — | £54.3k | — | 29y | 81 | 74y |
| ABC EARLY LEARNING LIMITED→ SC279352 · est 2005 | — | — | £74.6k | — | 21y | 80 | 76y |
| COMPASS EDUCATION LIMITED→ SC271852 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 4 | 21y | 80 | 72y |
| DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY MULTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION→ SC395803 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 79 | 74y |
| STRANRAER SKILLS STATION LTD→ SC494438 · est 2015 | — | — | — | 8100 | 11y | 79 | 62y |
| VAJRASATTVA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE→ SC146794 · est 1993 | — | — | £36.2k | — | 32y | 79 | 69y |
| CASTLE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE→ SC187732 · est 1998 | — | — | £60.8k | — | 27y | 78 | 88y |
| CHARIOTS OF FIRE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE CIC→ SC534491 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | 78 | 80y |
| DUMFRIES HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST→ SC412579 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | 78 | 69y |
| M L WILSON LTD→ SC422326 · est 2012 | — | — | — | — | 14y | 78 | 61y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
3 James Avenue
Dumfries
DG2 9AU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KIRK, Gary David→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIDWELL, Simon Neil→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2022-01-11