C & R UTILITIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
07327247 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35220
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,123,784
Cash YoY
+44%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£434k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£800k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-30 | 2024-07-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.12M | £1.05M |
| Current assets | £799.9k | £664.6k |
| Cash | £434.4k | £301.2k |
| Debtors | £365.4k | £363.3k |
| Net assets | £1.12M | £1.05M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-07-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-07-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-04➖ROTHWELL, Victoria Ruth resigneddirector
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs C & R UTILITIES LTD
- 2010-07-27➕ROTHWELL, David James appointeddirector
- 2010-07-27➕ROTHWELL, Victoria Ruth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Group structure
Dr Investments Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Dr Investments Holding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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C & R UTILITIES LTD
This company · 07327247
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Investments Holding Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/07/2023 |
Mr David James Rothwell Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Vr Freedom Properties Ltdceased 04/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- D.J.R Investments (Ne) Limitedceased 04/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Victoria Ruth Rothwellceased 04/07/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHWADE LIMITED→ 10589597 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| COULOMB ENERGY SUPPLY LIMITED→ 07488842 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CYRUS ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 14677977 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DELTA RECYCLING LIMITED→ 05386636 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| DRAINAGE & GROUNDWORK SERVICES LIMITED→ 10927591 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DRAINXPERT LTD→ 16748699 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DURANTA TEESSIDE LIMITED→ 08223985 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| EASY SHIPMENT (EZSHIP) LTD→ 13454512 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35220 — SIC 35220
Registered office
3a Evolution Wynyard Avenue
Wynyard
Billingham
TS22 5TB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ROTHWELL, David James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2010-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROTHWELL, Victoria Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2023-07-04
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-10