RENEW CREWE WEST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

12017019 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-24

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-10
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accounts · AA
2025-02-19
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accounts · AA
2024-02-24
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accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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accounts · AA
2021-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-25
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TOWNSEND, Simon Peter resigned
director
2019-06-25
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officers · TM01
2019-05-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-05-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-05-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-24
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Company incorporated
As RENEW CREWE WEST LIMITED
2019-05-24
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DAWKIN, Lee appointed
secretary
2019-05-24
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DAWKIN, Lee appointed
director
2019-05-24
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DUKE, Michael appointed
director
2019-05-24
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DUKE, Michael resigned
director
2019-05-24
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TOWNSEND, Simon Peter appointed
director
2019-05-24
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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 Lee Dawkin Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/05/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 24/05/2019· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

The View, Brookfield Audlem Road

Hankelow

Crewe

CW3 0JE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAWKIN, Lee→

secretary · appointed 2019-05-24

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Active

DAWKIN, Lee→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-05-24

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Active

DUKE, Michael→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-05-24 · resigned 2019-05-24

Resigned

TOWNSEND, Simon Peter→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-24 · resigned 2019-06-25

Resigned

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