CRAWFORD TAXATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC727329 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-23
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,351
Cash YoY
+3505%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 3505% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 376% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 1402% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£853£2k£5k£7k£10k£13kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.4k£1.2k
Current assets£12.8k£853
Cash£9.9k£275
Debtors£2.9k£578
Net assets£2.4k£-853

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-10-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-22
    MURDOCH, Scott resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-14
    MURDOCH, Scott appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2022-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRAWFORD TAXATION LTD
  13. 2022-03-23
    CRAWFORD, David Thomas appointed
    director
  14. 2022-03-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRAWFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 David Thomas Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

19 Cuillins Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 5LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CRAWFORD, David Thomas
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-03-23
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Active
MURDOCH, Scott
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-01-14 · resigned 2024-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-23