45 CRAG PATH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04615733 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
79 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Current assets | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-16➕LINNETTE, Douglas James appointeddirector
- 2019-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-30➖CADMAN, David William, Professor resigneddirector
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-01➕ASKEW, Alexander John Aldis appointeddirector
- 2016-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-15➖ASKEW, Nadzieja resigneddirector
- 2007-10-26➖HAWES, Penelope Ann Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2007-10-25➕CHURCH, Anna Louise appointeddirector
- 2004-11-02➕ASKEW, Nadzieja appointeddirector
- 2004-10-26➕FAIRWEATHER, Mark Percy appointeddirector
- 2004-10-11➕FAIRWEATHER, Mark Percy appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-16➖DALLAS, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-16➖DALLAS, Ann resigneddirector
- 2004-07-02➖RUBENS, Joan resigneddirector
- 2004-03-04➕CADMAN, David William, Professor appointeddirector
- 2004-03-04➖MAWSON, Robert Stuart resigneddirector
- 2003-03-24➕DALLAS, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-24➖BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-03-24➕DALLAS, Ann appointeddirector
- 2003-03-24➕HAWES, Penelope Ann Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2003-03-24➕MAWSON, Robert Stuart appointeddirector
- 2003-03-24➕RUBENS, Joan appointeddirector
- 2003-03-24➖BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2002-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 45 CRAG PATH LIMITED
- 2002-12-12➕BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-12-12➕BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Old Bank Chambers
51 High Street
Leiston
Suffolk
IP16 4EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)
FAIRWEATHER, Mark Percy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASKEW, Alexander John Aldis→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-02-01
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CHURCH, Anna Louise→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAIRWEATHER, Mark Percy→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-10-26
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LINNETTE, Douglas James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALLAS, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2004-07-16
BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2003-03-24
ASKEW, Nadzieja→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2016-09-15
CADMAN, David William, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2019-08-30
DALLAS, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2004-07-16
HAWES, Penelope Ann Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2007-10-26
MAWSON, Robert Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2004-03-04
RUBENS, Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2004-07-02
BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2003-03-24
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Recent filings (79 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23