CREST CO-OPERATIVE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

03588496 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-06-25

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38320SIC 38320
78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 19.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

49 officers (4 active, 49 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

181 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4100	4100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (119 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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MARTIN, Julian appointed
director
2026-01-21
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BURKE, Anna Katrina resigned
director
2026-01-21
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officers · TM01
2025-06-16
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2025-05-01
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BURROWS, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2025-02-17
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officers · TM01
2025-02-17
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2025-02-14
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BAKER, Katie Michelle resigned
director
2025-02-14
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PALMER-MADGE, Nigel Richard resigned
director
2024-12-20
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2024-01-07
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accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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LEEB-REDHEAD, Ebony appointed
director
2023-11-01
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BURROWS, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2023-11-01
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PALMER-MADGE, Nigel Richard appointed
director
2023-06-01
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COX, Laurence Jonathan resigned
director
2023-02-01
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2022-08-17
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2020-07-01
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BURKE, Anna Katrina appointed
director
2020-07-01
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COX, Laurence Jonathan appointed
director
2020-06-17
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BUSHELL, Victoria Louise resigned
director
2020-06-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Welsh Ministers
2020-01-21
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BROWN, Janet resigned
director
2019-11-05
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WILLIAMS, Wendy Anne resigned
director
2019-11-04
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WILLIAMS, Wendy Anne appointed
secretary
2019-11-04
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MARTIN, Julian resigned
secretary
2019-11-04
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WILLIAMS, Wendy Anne appointed
director
2019-07-04
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BAKER, Katie Michelle appointed
director
2019-07-04
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BAKER, Katie Michelle appointed
director
2019-07-04
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BAKER, Katie Michelle resigned
director
2018-10-03
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BOND, Barry Douglas resigned
director
2018-10-03
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BUSHELL, Victoria Louise appointed
director
2018-03-21
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WARREN, Jeffrey Martin resigned
director
2018-03-14
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SAXTON, Jennifer resigned
director
2017-12-22
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SAXTON, Jennifer appointed
director
2017-12-22
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WARREN, Jeffrey Martin appointed
director
2017-08-04
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ROWLANDS, Elen Mai resigned
director
2016-09-13
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MARTIN, Julian appointed
secretary

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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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1998-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 2 Brierley House

Ferry Farm Road

Llandudno Junction

Conwy

LL31 9SF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (4 active · 45 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Wendy Anne→

secretary · appointed 2019-11-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LEEB-REDHEAD, Ebony→

director · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-01

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Active

MARTIN, Julian→

director · ~63y · appointed 2026-01-21

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Active

THOMPSON, Michael James→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-09-15

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Active

DAVIDSON, Amanda Julie→

secretary · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2013-09-01

Resigned

EVERETT, Christine Anne→

secretary · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2005-05-03

Resigned

JONES, Sharon→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-30 · resigned 2001-09-01

Resigned

MAIN, Philip→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1999-07-30

Resigned

MARTIN, Julian→

secretary · appointed 2016-09-13 · resigned 2019-11-04

Resigned

MARTIN, Julian→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-11 · resigned 2009-12-02

Resigned

OWEN, Anwen→

secretary · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2016-09-13

Resigned

ATKINSON, Jacqueline Ann→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2012-07-26

Resigned

BAKER, Katie Michelle→

director · ~39y · appointed 2019-07-04 · resigned 2025-02-14

Resigned

BAKER, Katie Michelle→

director · ~39y · appointed 2019-07-04 · resigned 2019-07-04

Resigned

BOND, Barry Douglas→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-01-25 · resigned 2018-10-03

Resigned

BOYD, Michael→

director · ~87y · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2005-11-09

Resigned

BROWN, Janet→

director · ~73y · appointed 2013-11-21 · resigned 2020-01-21

Resigned

BURKE, Anna Katrina→

director · ~44y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2026-01-21

Resigned

BURROWS, Richard Anthony→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2025-05-01

Resigned

BUSHELL, Victoria Louise→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-10-03 · resigned 2020-06-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Welsh Ministers	A registered charge	1 property	04/06/2020	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	11/12/2013	—
outstanding	National Lotteries Charity Board	Legal charge	2 properties	18/01/2007	—

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Recent filings (181 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-01-30

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officers · AP01

2026-01-23

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officers · TM01

2026-01-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

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officers · AP01

2024-09-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-28

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officers · AP01

2024-04-30

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officers · AP01

2024-04-30

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officers · TM01

2024-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-07

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-28