J & D CRAMB LTD
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SC871686 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: 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
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs J & D CRAMB LTD
- 2025-12-03➕CRAMB, Stewart appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➕CRAMB, Stewart Adam appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
94/100
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 "CRAMB" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Stewart Cramb Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/12/2025 |
Mr Stewart Adam Cramb Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Sonachan
Perth Road
Dunblane
FK15 0BU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-03
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRAMB, Stewart→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-12-03
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CRAMB, Stewart Adam→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2025-12-03
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Recent filings (4 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-03