CRANLEIGH HOUSE ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07366925 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-06
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£126.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £126,122

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£126k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£140k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£56k£84k£112k£140kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£126.1k£126.1k
Current assets£140.3k£140.3k
Net assets£126.1k£126.1k

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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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    CURTIS, Kevin Francis resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-02-28
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    MEGGS, Geoffrey Stewart resigned
    secretary
  11. 2021-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2012-02-29
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    CURTIS, Joanne Patricia appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-29
    ➕
    CURTIS, Kevin Francis appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-29
    ➖
    MEGGS, Geoffrey Stewart resigned
    director
  23. 2011-08-31
    ➖
    GAY, Phillippa Louise resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-08-31
    ➕
    MEGGS, Geoffrey Stewart appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-08-31
    ➖
    GAY, Peter Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2011-08-31
    ➕
    MEGGS, Geoffrey Stewart appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As CRANLEIGH HOUSE ASSOCIATES LTD
  28. 2010-09-06
    ➕
    GAY, Phillippa Louise appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-09-06
    ➕
    GAY, Peter Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2010-09-06
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  31. 2010-09-06
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Francis Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
Mrs Joanne Patricia Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

37 Flat 1
37 Cecil Street
Lytham St Annes
FY8 5NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CURTIS, Joanne Patricia→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAY, Phillippa Louise→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
MEGGS, Geoffrey Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-31 · resigned 2021-02-28
Resigned
CURTIS, Kevin Francis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2025-04-22
Resigned
GAY, Peter Andrew→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2010-09-06
Resigned
MEGGS, Geoffrey Stewart→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-08-31 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23