2-3 CRAWFORD PASSAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03900190 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£26.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,347
Net assets shrinking
Down £412 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£26.3k£26.8k
Current assets£5.4k£5.8k
Net assets£26.3k£26.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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  2. 2024-09-29
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  3. 2023-09-17
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  4. 2022-10-30
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2021-03-07
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  7. 2020-12-24
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-15
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  10. 2017-09-30
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  11. 2016-09-30
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  12. 2016-01-20
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  13. 2015-09-26
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  14. 2015-01-10
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  15. 2014-09-28
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  16. 2012-11-14
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    ABRAHAM, Benjamin appointed
    director
  17. 2012-11-14
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    LANGRIDGE, Dorian Lawrence resigned
    director
  18. 2009-09-02
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    SOFFA, Helen Rosemary resigned
    director
  19. 2005-06-14
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    ABRAHAM, Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-06-14
    ➖
    FELL, Jonathan Paul resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-04-28
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    GIFFORD, Antony Patrick Carlyle resigned
    director
  22. 2003-04-28
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    LANGRIDGE, Dorian Lawrence appointed
    director
  23. 2001-10-16
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    FELL, Jonathan Paul appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-10-16
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    FELL, Jonathan Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2001-10-16
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    GIFFORD, Antony Patrick Carlyle appointed
    director
  26. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    FENN, Nicolas Alexander resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    FENN, Nicolas Alexander resigned
    director
  28. 2000-01-24
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    FENN, Nicolas Alexander appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-01-24
    ➕
    FELL, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2000-01-24
    ➕
    FENN, Nicolas Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2000-01-24
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    SOFFA, Helen Rosemary appointed
    director
  32. 1999-12-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 2-3 CRAWFORD PASSAGE LIMITED
  33. 1999-12-24
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-12-24
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-12-24
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-12-24
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 7
2-3 Crawford Passage
London
EC1R 3DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

ABRAHAM, Benjamin→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABRAHAM, Benjamin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-11-14
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Active
FELL, Jonathan Paul→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2005-06-14
Resigned
FENN, Nicolas Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-24 · resigned 1999-12-24
Resigned
FELL, Jonathan Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2001-10-16
Resigned
FENN, Nicolas Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
GIFFORD, Antony Patrick Carlyle→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
LANGRIDGE, Dorian Lawrence→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2012-11-14
Resigned
SOFFA, Helen Rosemary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2009-09-02
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-24 · resigned 1999-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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2025-12-28
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2025-10-06
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2025-01-04
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2024-09-29
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2023-12-26
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2023-09-17
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2023-01-04
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2022-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-05
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accounts · AA
2019-09-30