CREST IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05933858 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-13
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees900-1000

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-21
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-09-21
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2023-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-09-04
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    LEES, John resigned
    director
  10. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-08-01
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    LEES, John appointed
    director
  15. 2019-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-02-23
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    ABSON, Brett Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-23
    ➕
    LEES, David Gareth appointed
    director
  21. 2018-02-23
    ➕
    LEES, Paul Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2018-02-23
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    BRANFORD, Michaela Louise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-02-23
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    BRANFORD, Michael Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2006-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CREST IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2006-09-13
    ➕
    BRANFORD, Michaela Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-09-13
    ➕
    BRANFORD, Michael Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Abs (U.K.) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abs (U.K.) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CREST IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 05933858

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abs (U.K.) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Richard Branfordceased 23/02/2018· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Waddington & Ledger Building Lowfields Business Park
Lacy Way
Elland
HX5 9DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ABSON, Brett Charles→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEES, David Gareth→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEES, Paul Stuart→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANFORD, Michaela Louise→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2018-02-23
Resigned
BRANFORD, Michael Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2018-02-23
Resigned
LEES, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-08-01 · resigned 2023-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06