17 CRESCENT EAST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06000890 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£30.1k£30.1k
Net assets£100£100

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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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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  2. 2024-07-24
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  3. 2023-09-25
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  4. 2022-07-29
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  5. 2021-07-28
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  6. 2020-11-16
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  7. 2019-09-01
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  8. 2018-08-31
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  9. 2017-10-08
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  10. 2016-08-31
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  11. 2015-11-18
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  12. 2015-08-31
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  13. 2014-12-11
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  14. 2014-08-28
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  15. 2013-12-12
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  16. 2013-03-28
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    ACQUAVIVA, Ingrid Michela resigned
    director
  17. 2011-11-30
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    PAGE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-06-10
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    ACQUAVIVA, Ingrid Michela appointed
    director
  19. 2009-03-05
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    PAGE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-08-02
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    SULEYMAN, Mehmet resigned
    director
  21. 2006-11-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 CRESCENT EAST LIMITED
  22. 2006-11-16
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    GAVRIEL, Michael appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-11-16
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    EMBLETON, Michelle Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2006-11-16
    ➕
    GAVRIEL, Costas Savvas appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-16
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2006-11-16
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-11-16
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-11-16
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    SULEYMAN, Mehmet appointed
    director
  29. 2006-11-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-11-16
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Patrick Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Crescent East
Hadley Wood
Barnet
Herts
EN4 0EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

GAVRIEL, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMBLETON, Michelle Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-16
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Active
GAVRIEL, Costas Savvas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, David Patrick→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2006-11-16
Resigned
ACQUAVIVA, Ingrid Michela→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-06-10 · resigned 2013-03-28
Resigned
SULEYMAN, Mehmet→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2006-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2025-08-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-29