CREST DATA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00919500 · ltd · incorporated 1967-10-24
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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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£-263.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £263,712
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£264k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£188k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-263.7k | £-256.2k |
| Current assets | £187.6k | £155.2k |
| Net assets | £-263.7k | £-257.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26➕BOULTON, Matthew Gresford appointedsecretary
- 2025-05-26➕BOULTON, Matthew Gresford appointeddirector
- 2025-05-25➖BOULTON, Rachel Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-25➖BOULTON, Rachel Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1967-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CREST DATA LIMITED
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 age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William John Walter Boulton Individual · British · DOB 04/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Rachel Margaret Boultonceased 25/05/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1967-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
126 Kew Road
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 2AU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BOULTON, Matthew Gresford→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOULTON, Matthew Gresford→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOULTON, Rachel Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2025-05-25
BOULTON, Rachel Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2025-05-25
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19