CRAVEN & CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03909505 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-19

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25930

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 26.2y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	4100	4400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-27
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MILNES, Katherine Imogen appointed
secretary
2026-03-27
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MILNES, Katherine Imogen resigned
secretary
2025-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-19
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Charge satisfied #7
2025-05-07
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-11
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2025-04-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-01
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MILNES, Angus John appointed
secretary
2025-04-01
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MILNES, Angus John resigned
secretary
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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MILNES, Angus John appointed
secretary
2023-08-31
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BAKER, Noel resigned
director
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-08-28
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Swingrite (UK) Limited
2019-02-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-02-26
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-05-01
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DANCE, Wesley Michael Spencer appointed
director
2018-05-01
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MILNES, Angus John resigned
secretary
2018-05-01
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BAKER, Noel appointed
director
2018-05-01
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MILNES, Angus John resigned
director
2018-05-01
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Angus John Milnes
2018-05-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
2017-06-16
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MILNES, John Grant resigned
director
2015-05-12
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2015-01-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2015-01-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2015-01-12
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-10-30
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LACHOWICZ, Anita Maria resigned
secretary
2009-10-30
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MILNES, Angus John appointed
secretary
2008-01-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2008-01-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-09-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2006-03-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2006-02-16
➕
MILNES, Angus John appointed
director
2001-08-31
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LACHOWICZ, Anita Maria appointed
secretary
2001-08-31
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MILNES, John Grant resigned
secretary
2001-08-31
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NEILL, Patrick James Robert resigned
director
2000-05-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Venture Finance PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Cbb Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cbb Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CRAVEN & CO. LIMITED

This company · 03909505

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cbb Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/05/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Angus John Milnesceased 01/05/2018· 75-100% shares
Mr John Grant Milnesceased 15/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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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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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

Incorporated2000-01-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25930 — SIC 25930

Registered office

Manse Lane

Knaresborough

North Yorkshire

HG5 8ET

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

MILNES, Angus John→

secretary · appointed 2025-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DANCE, Wesley Michael Spencer→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LACHOWICZ, Anita Maria→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2009-10-30

Resigned

MILNES, Angus John→

secretary · appointed 2023-08-31 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

MILNES, Angus John→

secretary · appointed 2009-10-30 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

MILNES, John Grant→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-15 · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

MILNES, Katherine Imogen→

secretary · appointed 2026-03-27 · resigned 2026-03-27

Resigned

THORPE, Julie Ann→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-19 · resigned 2000-03-15

Resigned

BAKER, Noel→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2023-08-31

Resigned

MILNES, Angus John→

director · ~59y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

MILNES, John Grant→

director · ~86y · appointed 2000-03-15 · resigned 2017-06-16

Resigned

MORTON, Richard→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-01-19 · resigned 2000-03-15

Resigned

NEILL, Patrick James Robert→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-03-15 · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	11/04/2025	—
outstanding	Swingrite (UK) Swingrite (UK) Limited	A registered charge	—	28/08/2019	—
satisfied	Angus John Milnes	A registered charge	—	01/05/2018	26/02/2019
satisfied	Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.	A registered charge	—	01/05/2018	19/06/2025
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	12/05/2015	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	01/09/2006	22/01/2015
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	01/03/2006	22/01/2015
satisfied	Venture Finance Venture Finance PLC	Debenture	1 property	19/05/2000	12/01/2015
satisfied	Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC	Debenture	1 property	11/05/2000	30/01/2008
satisfied	John Richard Craven ("Security Trustee") as Security Trustee for the Security Beneficiaries(As Defined in the Debenture)	A composite guarantee and debenture made between the company and richard craven & co limited (1) and john richard craven (as security trustee) (2)	1 property	11/05/2000	30/01/2008

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Recent filings (119 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-06-19

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

accounts · AA

2026-04-01

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-09

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

accounts · AA

2025-07-15

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-06-19

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-05-07

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2025-04-14

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-15

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

accounts · AA

2024-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-05

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-01-04

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

officers · TM01

2023-11-27

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

accounts · AA

2023-09-22