CRC XA LTD

💤Zombieactive
13242450 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  4. 2024-06-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-06-17
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  6. 2024-04-16
    HALFHIDE, Clare Phyllis, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-16
    BROUGHTON, Christopher James resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRC XA LTD
  13. 2021-03-03
    BROUGHTON, Christopher James appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-03
    📄
    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

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-16

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-17: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-06-17: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher James Broughton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/03/2021
Dr Clare Phyllis Broughton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/03/2021

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

8 Winmarleigh Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HALFHIDE, Clare Phyllis, Dr
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-04-16
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Active
BROUGHTON, Christopher James
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-03-03 · resigned 2024-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-07-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-17
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-03