CROWKELD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06478634 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55900Other accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£67.7k
Current assets—£14.2k
Net assets—£67.7k
Average employees200—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-29
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    HUTCHISON, Jason David resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-08-29
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-29
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    HUTCHISON, Jason David resigned
    director
  9. 2024-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-08-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  19. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  20. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  22. 2008-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CROWKELD LIMITED
  23. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    BAPTISTE, Nina appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    BAPTISTE, Philip Dominic appointed
    director
  25. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Jason David appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2008-01-21
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Jason David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Bay Horse Barn Ravens View, Ellers Road
Sutton-In-Craven
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD20 7LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BAPTISTE, Nina→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-01-21
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Active
BAPTISTE, Philip Dominic→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHISON, Jason David→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2024-08-29
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Claire Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2024-08-29
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Jason David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2024-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-26