CREST TECHNICAL SERVICES LONDON LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10462967 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-04
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 89). 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CREST TECHNICAL SERVICES LONDON LIMITED
- 2016-11-04➕BARAYA, Diana George appointeddirector
- 2016-11-04➕BARAYA, Ghandi Daoud appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ghandi Daoud Baraya Individual · British · DOB 11/1937 · age 89 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Diana Barayaceased 14/01/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CLARENDONS GROUP LIMITED→ 10877528 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CORINA HOUSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16897396 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CTP MOULDED GEARS LIMITED→ 00778764 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| CTP WHITE KNIGHT LIMITED→ 01003927 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 55y | — | — |
| CUNNIFFE PARTNERSHIP→ LP007373 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| D.B.T. (MOTOR FACTORS) LIMITED→ 00919458 · est 1967 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 58y | — | — |
| D.G. GLASS LIMITED→ 02990089 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| D3O LAB LIMITED→ 05627882 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| DAISY CHAIN PRE SCHOOL OLD COULSDON LLP→ OC452085 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DALEX HEALTH LTD→ 13174698 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Deacon Close
Purley
Surrey
CR8 3QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARAYA, Diana George→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARAYA, Ghandi Daoud→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 2016-11-04
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-11