CROWN TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02114203 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-23

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

£22.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £22,200

Net assets shrinking

Down £311 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£22k

↓ 1.4% YoY

Current Assets

£116k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-28	2024-03-28
Total assets	£22.2k	£22.5k
Current assets	£116.3k	£116.5k
Net assets	£22.2k	£22.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-06-08
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accounts · AA
2023-01-28
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accounts · AA
2021-12-28
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2021-03-31
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2020-03-31
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2019-12-28
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accounts · AA01
2018-12-31
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accounts · AA
2018-03-28
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accounts · AA
2017-12-30
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accounts · AA01
2017-03-31
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accounts · AA
2016-12-31
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accounts · AA01
2016-11-25
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officers · AP03
2016-11-15
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PATEL, Pranav appointed
secretary
2013-06-11
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PATEL, Shardaben Rasikbhai resigned
secretary
2013-06-11
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PATEL, Rasikbhai Chotabhai resigned
director
2013-06-11
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PATEL, Shardaben Rasikbhai resigned
director
2011-08-01
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PATEL, Vijaykumar Vineshchandra appointed
director
1992-11-10
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BAJARIA, Ranjit Hansraj resigned
secretary
1992-11-10
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PATEL, Shardaben Rasikbhai appointed
secretary
1987-03-23
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Company incorporated
As CROWN TRADING LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Vijaykumar Vineshchandra Patel Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	11/06/2016
Vijay Patel Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Pranav Gordhanbhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

39 Cardinal Close

Worcester Park

Surrey

KT4 7EH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last made up to: 2025-03-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PATEL, Pranav→

secretary · appointed 2016-11-15

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Active

PATEL, Vijaykumar Vineshchandra→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-08-01

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Active

BAJARIA, Ranjit Hansraj→

secretary · resigned 1992-11-10

Resigned

PATEL, Shardaben Rasikbhai→

secretary · appointed 1992-11-10 · resigned 2013-06-11

Resigned

PATEL, Rasikbhai Chotabhai→

director · ~90y · resigned 2013-06-11

Resigned

PATEL, Shardaben Rasikbhai→

director · ~88y · resigned 2013-06-11

Resigned

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