CRAPACENCO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12408220 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64991Security dealing on own account
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-27
    MATEI, Florin appointed
    director
  11. 2020-10-27
    CRAPACENCO, Ion resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAPACENCO LIMITED
  18. 2020-01-16
    CRAPACENCO, Ion appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Mattall Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mattall Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CRAPACENCO LIMITED
This company · 12408220

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mattall Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Florin Mateiceased 01/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Ion Crapacencoceased 27/10/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2020-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

99 Flat2 Woolwich New Road
London
SE18 6EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MATEI, Florin
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-10-27
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Active
CRAPACENCO, Ion
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-01-16 · resigned 2020-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11