8 CRAVEN ROAD NEWBURY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02523992 · ltd · incorporated 1990-07-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 24 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
138 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18➕MILLER, Owen appointeddirector
- 2023-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-16➖MITCHELL, Philip resigneddirector
- 2022-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06➕GATES, Lucinda Helen appointeddirector
- 2021-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30➖BISHOP, Ben resigneddirector
- 2020-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-01-14➕DAVIES, Peter Gareth appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-14➖DAVIES, Hugh Mortimer resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-03➖DAVIES, Hugh Mortimer resigneddirector
- 2020-01-01➕KNIGHT, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2019-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-15➕BISHOP, Ben appointeddirector
- 2019-07-15➖FREEBORN, Timothy Colin resigneddirector
- 2019-07-15➕MITCHELL, Philip appointeddirector
- 2019-07-15➖VERIGO, Elena resigneddirector
- 2019-02-16➕DAVIES, Peter Gareth appointeddirector
- 2018-09-07➖HUNTER, Zoe resigneddirector
- 2016-01-10➕VERIGO, Elena appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01➖BOWYER, John William resigneddirector
- 2013-12-13➖CRAME, Alan Stephen resigneddirector
- 2013-12-13➕FREEBORN, Timothy Colin appointeddirector
- 2013-09-25➖CRAME, Alan Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2013-09-25➕DAVIES, Hugh Mortimer appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-16➖CALVERT, James resigneddirector
- 2010-09-16➕HUNTER, Zoe appointeddirector
- 2006-04-01➕BOWYER, John William appointeddirector
- 2006-04-01➖PULMAN, Geoffrey Ronald resigneddirector
- 2003-07-04➕DAVIES, Hugh Mortimer appointeddirector
- 2003-07-04➖WESSON, Paul Richard resigneddirector
- 2002-07-31➕CRAME, Alan Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-31➖HIVES, Graham resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-31➕CALVERT, James appointeddirector
- 2002-07-31➖HIVES, Graham resigneddirector
- 2001-02-04➕WESSON, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-11-18➕CRAME, Alan Stephen appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
8c Craven Road
Newbury
RG14 5NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (5 active · 27 resigned)
DAVIES, Peter Gareth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-14
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DAVIES, Peter Gareth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-02-16
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GATES, Lucinda Helen→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-08-06
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KNIGHT, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-01
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MILLER, Owen→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2023-07-18
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CRAME, Alan Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2013-09-25
DAVIES, Hugh Mortimer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-09-25 · resigned 2020-01-14
HIVES, Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-31 · resigned 2002-07-31
KAY, Steven John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-07-05 · resigned 1993-12-15
NASH-WILLIAMS, Roxana Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-15 · resigned 1996-09-16
SMITH, Ian Craig→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-07-05
THOMPSON, Eleanor Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-16 · resigned 1998-07-30
ALLEN, David Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1999-06-16
BISHOP, Ben→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2019-07-15 · resigned 2021-04-30
BLACK, James Gilbert→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-07-30 · resigned 2000-02-23
BOWYER, John William→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2015-10-01
CALVERT, James→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2010-09-16
CRAME, Alan Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-11-18 · resigned 2013-12-13
DAVIES, Hugh Mortimer→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2020-01-03
FREEBORN, Timothy Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-12-13 · resigned 2019-07-15
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Recent filings (138 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-11