CRESTMILE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10639684 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-25

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35140

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-25	2024-02-25

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2024-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
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LESNIAK, Charlie appointed
director
2021-05-20
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-04-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-02-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-27
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TEPE, Ali resigned
director
2020-11-20
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-09-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-10-16
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EGRIBAYIR, Baris resigned
director
2019-10-15
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KNIGHT, David appointed
director
2019-10-15
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KNIGHT, David resigned
director
2019-09-07
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EGRIBAYIR, Baris appointed
director
2019-09-07
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MULLER, Adam resigned
director
2019-06-03
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LAMALI, Sami resigned
director
2019-06-03
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TEPE, Ali appointed
director
2019-04-08
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LAMALI, Sami appointed
director
2019-02-28
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MULLER, Adam appointed
director
2018-11-01
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SYMES, Darren resigned
director
2017-02-25
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Company incorporated
As CRESTMILE LIMITED
2017-02-25
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SYMES, Darren appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Charlie Lesniak Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/01/2024

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Knightceased 15/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Baris Egribayirceased 16/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Ali Tepeceased 01/01/2024· 75-100% shares
Mr Sami Lamaliceased 03/06/2019· 75-100% shares
Mr Adam Mullerceased 07/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Darren Symesceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BUSINESS REDUCTION SERVICES (NW) LIMITED→ 15115939 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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CARR FARM BIOGAS LIMITED→ 07152217 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
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D & T RUBBISH & RUBBLE LIMITED→ 14684488 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
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DBH ELECTRICAL LTD→ 13534459 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-02-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Northcote

Bambers Lane

Blackpool

FY4 5LH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last made up to: 2025-02-25

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-20

Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

LESNIAK, Charlie→

director · ~69y · appointed 2022-05-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EGRIBAYIR, Baris→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-09-07 · resigned 2019-10-16

Resigned

KNIGHT, David→

director · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-15 · resigned 2019-10-15

Resigned

LAMALI, Sami→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2019-06-03

Resigned

MULLER, Adam→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2019-09-07

Resigned

SYMES, Darren→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-02-25 · resigned 2018-11-01

Resigned

TEPE, Ali→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-06-03 · resigned 2020-12-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-11-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-02-14

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-23

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-05-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-16