R.S. CROOKE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-08-10📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2016-07-06📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2011-04-15➖STRICKLAND, Darrell John resigneddirector
- 2005-09-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ge Commercial Finance Limited(Security Holder)
- 2005-09-08➕KATZAUER, Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-08➕KATZAUER, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2005-09-08➖CROOKE, Jonathan Michael resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-08➖CROOKE, Jonathan Michael resigneddirector
- 2005-09-08➖CROOKE, Paul Rowland resigneddirector
- 2005-09-08➖HADDOCK, Robert Michael resigneddirector
- 2005-09-08➕STRICKLAND, Darrell John appointeddirector
- 2005-09-07➕HADDOCK, Robert Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs R.S. CROOKE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2005-07-26➕CROOKE, Jonathan Michael appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-26➕CROOKE, Jonathan Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-07-26➕CROOKE, Paul Rowland appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanGroup structure
Ccs Mclays Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ccs Mclays Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- H Young (Plastics) Limitedceased 06/05/2025· 75-100% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Ge Commercial Finance (Security Holder) Ge Commercial Finance Limited(Security Holder) | Composite all assets guarantee and indemnity and debenture | 1 property | 09/09/2005 | 21/10/2016 |