A.B. CRUSH (PANELCRAFT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02611733 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£968.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £968,450
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£478k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£968k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£926k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£206k£413k£619k£826k£1.0mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.00M£981.0k
Current assets£925.8k£1.03M
Cash£478.1k£613.1k
Debtors£217.1k£185.1k
Net assets£968.5k£944.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    CRUSH, Justine Clare appointed
    director
  17. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    CRUSH, Nathan Arran appointed
    director
  18. 1991-06-06
    ➕
    CRUSH, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  19. 1991-06-06
    ➕
    CRUSH, Alan Britton appointed
    director
  20. 1991-06-06
    ➕
    CRUSH, Wendy appointed
    director
  21. 1991-06-06
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1991-06-06
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1991-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.B. CRUSH (PANELCRAFT) LIMITED
  24. 1991-05-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1991-05-17
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRUSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Britton Crush
Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Wendy Crush
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

A B Crush Panelcraft Ltd Geddinge
Wootton
Canterbury
CT4 6RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

CRUSH, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-06
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Active
CRUSH, Alan Britton→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-06-06
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Active
CRUSH, Justine Clare→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-10-01
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Active
CRUSH, Nathan Arran→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRUSH, Wendy→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-05-17 · resigned 1991-06-06
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-05-17 · resigned 1991-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-15