DAVE CREED & SONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
07357125 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£39.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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 £39,620
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,747 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£103
↑ 2.0% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £75.3k | £93.3k |
| Current assets | £19.2k | £15.4k |
| Cash | £103 | £101 |
| Debtors | £13.1k | £9.8k |
| Net assets | £39.6k | £48.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-06-30➕CREED, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2016-06-30➖CREED, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2016-06-30➖CREED, Gareth resigneddirector
- 2010-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVE CREED & SONS LTD
- 2010-08-25➕CREED, Daphne Susan appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-25➕CREED, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2010-08-25➕CREED, Gareth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CREED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
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.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth Creed Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Creed Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/07/2025 |
Mrs Daphne Susan Creed Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gareth Creedceased 26/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Daniel Creedceased 26/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DARBY BROTHERS (BURROW HILL) LIMITED→ 03357167 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| DAVID HUNT AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LTD→ 13373462 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DAVID NICHOLS ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 05394391 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Springfield Stores
Hardington Moor
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 9NP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CREED, Daphne Susan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CREED, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CREED, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2016-06-30
CREED, Gareth→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2016-06-30
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01