CREW MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02868816 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-07-25
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  3. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-03-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2022-03-04
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  12. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-03
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    CARTER, Rachel Louise resigned
    director
  14. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  16. 2020-11-06
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-11-05
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    CARTER, Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-05
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    CARTER, Wendy Karen resigned
    director
  19. 2020-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-09-08
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  21. 2020-09-08
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  22. 2020-09-01
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    CARTER, Robert James appointed
    director
  23. 2020-09-01
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    CARTER, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2011-06-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Crew M S LTD R & D B Scheme
  26. 2010-11-01
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    CARTER, Rachel resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-04-01
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    CARTER, Wendy Karen appointed
    director
  28. 2007-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2005-08-13
    ➕
    CARTER, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-08-13
    ➖
    CARTER, Wendy Karen resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    CARTER, Wendy Karen appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-01-01
    ➖
    ROSKAM, Huibert Pieter resigned
    secretary
  33. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    ROSKAM, Huibert Pieter resigned
    director
  34. 1999-11-30
    ➖
    CARTER, Wendy Karen resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-11-30
    ➕
    ROSKAM, Huibert Pieter appointed
    secretary
  36. 1999-06-24
    ➕
    ROSKAM, Huibert Pieter appointed
    director
  37. 1994-10-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 1994-03-02
    ➖
    CARTER, Wendy Karen resigned
    director
  39. 1993-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CREW MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  40. 1993-11-03
    ➕
    CARTER, Wendy Karen appointed
    secretary
  41. 1993-11-03
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1993-11-03
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1993-11-03
    ➕
    CARTER, Edward appointed
    director
  44. 1993-11-03
    ➕
    CARTER, Wendy Karen appointed
    director
  45. 1993-11-03
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1993-11-03
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert James Carter
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/03/2022

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

5 Rail Court Off Barrel Lane
Warmsworth
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 9JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

CARTER, Robert James→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-13 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
CARTER, Wendy Karen→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2005-08-13
Resigned
CARTER, Wendy Karen→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-03 · resigned 1999-11-30
Resigned
ROSKAM, Huibert Pieter→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-30 · resigned 2000-01-01
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-03 · resigned 1993-11-03
Resigned
CARTER, Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-11-03 · resigned 2020-11-05
Resigned
CARTER, Rachel Louise→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2022-03-03
Resigned
CARTER, Wendy Karen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2020-11-05
Resigned
CARTER, Wendy Karen→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-11-03 · resigned 1994-03-02
Resigned
ROSKAM, Huibert Pieter→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-06-24 · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-11-03 · resigned 1993-11-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Crew M S R & D B Scheme
Crew M S LTD R & D B Scheme
Legal charge1 property06/06/201119/11/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/10/199408/06/2007

Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16