THE CRAWFORDS GROUP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC737887 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-08
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
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. 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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
13 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.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs THE CRAWFORDS GROUP LTD
- 2022-07-08➕CRAWFORD, Connor appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08➕CRAWFORD, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRAWFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
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Stuart Crawford Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2022 |
Connor Crawford Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC289568 · est 2005 | £604.8k £514.1k–£695.6k | — | £604.8k | — | 20y | 81 | 62y |
| ANGLO SCOTTISH CONCRETE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC292394 · est 2005 | £91.8k £78.1k–£105.6k | — | £91.8k | — | 20y | 82 | 64y |
| ARRANGLEN LIMITED→ SC182141 · est 1998 | — | £1.62M | — | 300 | 28y | 82 | 59y |
| DUNARD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC714547 · est 2021 | — | £75.0k | — | 100 | 4y | 84 | 48y |
| CORVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC157066 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 0 | 31y | 83 | 63y |
| CVIEW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC297070 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 1 | 20y | 82 | 75y |
| LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ SC036071 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | 82 | 64y |
| SKYE WOOL MILL LIMITED→ SC047369 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | 82 | 64y |
| OBAN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC279572 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| SPORTSGROUNDS LIMITED→ SC144588 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| STAR IN TAIN LIMITED→ SC302964 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| TGC LEISURE (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC464607 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Crawford House
Kilmory Industrial Estate
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRAWFORD, Connor→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAWFORD, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-07-08
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-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-08