CORNWALL MORTGAGES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08293285 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-14
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
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  4. 2024-10-14
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-14
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-14
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CORNWALL MORTGAGES LIMITED
  18. 2012-11-14
    CRAPP, Thomas David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 14 years.
  • 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas David Crapp
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

Southview House St Austell Enterprise Park
Treverbyn Road Carclaze
St. Austell
PL25 4EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CRAPP, Thomas David
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-11-14
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05