SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY CRAWLEY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
00068014 · ltd · incorporated 1900-11-20
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28930
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 67/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
35 officers (2 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
280 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (95 events)Click to expand
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-08-29🏁Company dissolved
- 2023-06-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-24📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2022-01-18📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2021-08-13📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2021-06-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2021-06-07📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2021-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-02-01➖EVERSECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2020-10-26📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2020-10-26⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2020-10-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-31➕RYAN, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2019-07-31➖TSORIS, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2018-12-17➖SMELTSER, Jeremy Wade resigneddirector
- 2015-09-26➕EASLEY, Jaime Manson appointeddirector
- 2015-09-26➖REILLY, Michael Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-04-03➖LILLY, Kevin L resigneddirector
- 2015-04-03➕TSORIS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2012-05-31➖O'LEARY, Patrick Joseph resigneddirector
- 2012-05-31➕SMELTSER, Jeremy Wade appointeddirector
- 2008-03-25➖MCCLUSKIE, Brian Andrew resigneddirector
- 2008-02-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-12-31➕EVERSECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-31➖INVENSYS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-31➖HULL, Victoria Mary resigneddirector
- 2007-12-31➕LILLY, Kevin L appointeddirector
- 2007-12-31➕O'LEARY, Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 2007-12-31➕REILLY, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-12-31➖SPENCER, Rachel Louise resigneddirector
- 2007-12-31➖THOMAS, David Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2006-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2006-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-05-08➖DURUDOGAN, Haluk resigneddirector
- 2006-04-10➕MCCLUSKIE, Brian Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-01-01➕HULL, Victoria Mary appointeddirector
- 2005-12-31➖CLAYTON, John Reginald William resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 95 events
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
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 126 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-08-29
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2020-10-26: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Spx Flow Europe Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Spx Flow Europe Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY CRAWLEY LIMITED
This company · 00068014
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spx Flow Europe Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/08/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Spx International Limitedceased 21/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Spx Flow Technology London Limitedceased 09/08/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1900-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930
Registered office
C/O Spx Flow Europe Limited Part Ground Floor, Alexander House
4 Station Road
Cheadle Hulme
SK8 5AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 33 resigned)
EASLEY, Jaime Manson→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYAN, Peter James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLES, Richard Paul Atwell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
MACDONALD, Robert Somerled→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-12-20
WARDEN, Georgina Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-20 · resigned 1997-08-31
EVERSECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2021-02-01
INVENSYS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2007-12-31
BAYS, James Claude→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2001-03-30
BERGSTROM, Craig Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1999-10-18
BRIGGS, Nigel David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-11-07 · resigned 1997-10-31
CLAYTON, John Reginald William→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2005-12-31
COCHRANE, Adam Craven→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2003-01-31
DAVIES, Nigel James Maxwell→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 1993-07-31
DURUDOGAN, Haluk→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2006-05-08
FENNY, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1998-03-03 · resigned 1998-12-23
FOX, James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 2001-01-19
FRENCH, Neil Peter Donaldson, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1997-08-22
GOH, Ann Nee→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2001-02-28 · resigned 2002-06-30
HARRIS, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-07-06 · resigned 1999-01-07
HULL, Victoria Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2007-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag London as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Creditors (The Security Agent) | Deed of accession to the global insurance security agreement | 1 property | 08/12/2004 | 05/09/2006 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag London | Deed of accession to the UK security agreement | 1 property | 08/12/2004 | 05/09/2006 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Omnibus letter of set off | 1 property | 02/03/2004 | 22/02/2008 |
Recent filings (280 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-08-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-13
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2023-02-24
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-01-18
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2021-08-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-06-15
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
legacy
capital · SH20
2020-10-26
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2020-10-26
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2020-10-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-26