CRAIGNEIL LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO305383 · llp · incorporated 2015-06-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-07-07
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-07-07
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  5. 2025-07-04
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  6. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-06-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  14. 2021-07-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  15. 2021-06-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2021-06-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  17. 2021-06-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  18. 2021-06-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2021-06-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  20. 2021-06-20
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  21. 2021-06-20
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  22. 2021-06-10
    ➕
    HOLMAN-BAIRD, Polly Sophia appointed
    llp-designated-member
  23. 2021-06-10
    ➖
    HOLMAN-BAIRD, Richard Ian resigned
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2020-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-06-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2019-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2019-06-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  28. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    HOLMAN-BAIRD, Amelia Jo appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2015-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRAIGNEIL LLP
  30. 2015-06-15
    ➕
    HOLMAN-BAIRD, Louise Saragh appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2015-06-15
    ➕
    HOLMAN-BAIRD, Richard Ian appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Polly Sophia Holman-Baird
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Ian Holman-Bairdceased 10/06/2021· significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2015-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Rickarton House
Stonehaven
Aberdeenshire
AB39 3SU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOLMAN-BAIRD, Amelia Jo→
llp-designated-member · ~28y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMAN-BAIRD, Louise Saragh→
llp-designated-member · ~40y · appointed 2015-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMAN-BAIRD, Polly Sophia→
llp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2021-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMAN-BAIRD, Richard Ian→
llp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-15 · resigned 2021-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-07
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-07-07
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-07-07
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2021-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-06-23