22 CREATIVE CONSULTANCY LTD
🌳Matureactive
07717706 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-26
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 22 CREATIVE CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2011-07-26➕LEEK, Carl Warren appointeddirector
- 2011-07-26➕LEEK, Kirsten Carla appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Carl Warren Leek Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kirsten Carla Leek Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 106MONEY LTD→ 16742724 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 123DOMAIN.EU DNS SERVICES LTD→ 07674079 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 123DOMAIN.EU TRUSTEE SERVICES LTD→ 07539922 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 171 NAILS 2 TOES LTD→ 15945359 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST ALARM SECURITY LIMITED→ 08695611 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 2 LITTLE DUCKS LIMITED→ 09968467 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 222 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 11810813 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 247 GUARDS LIMITED→ 10826051 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 247 SHELTER HOMES CIC→ 15887345 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2603 LIMITED→ 10865519 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 299 CONSULTANCY LTD→ 09282575 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 3 LITTLE BEANS LTD→ 14125791 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
7 Depleach Road
Cheadle
Stockport
Cheshire
SK8 1DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LEEK, Carl Warren→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEEK, Kirsten Carla→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-19