CRAFT-E.COM LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03579021 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-10-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-09-30
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  5. 2025-09-29
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  6. 2025-09-29
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    CORBETT, Tiffany Charlotte Cecilia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-07-01
    ➖
    PECK, Carmen Adele Su Ling, Dr resigned
    secretary
  19. 1998-10-07
    ➖
    CORBETT, Iza Priscilla resigned
    secretary
  20. 1998-10-07
    ➕
    PECK, Carmen Adele Su Ling, Dr appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAFT-E.COM LTD.
  22. 1998-06-10
    ➕
    CORBETT, James Edward Isham appointed
    director
  23. 1998-06-10
    ➕
    CORBETT, Iza Priscilla appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-06-10
    ➕
    IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-06-10
    ➖
    IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Edward Isham Corbett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Granary Home Farm
Leebotwood
Church Stretton
Shropshire
SY6 6LX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CORBETT, Tiffany Charlotte Cecilia→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORBETT, James Edward Isham→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORBETT, Iza Priscilla→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1998-10-07
Resigned
PECK, Carmen Adele Su Ling, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-07 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-01
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-09-30
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-09-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23