CROYDON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15701870 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-05-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-660
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (65/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £660
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£585
Net Worth
-£660
Current Assets
£585
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-660 |
| Current assets | £585 |
| Cash | £585 |
| Net assets | £-660 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08➕CALEAP, Nae Wagner appointeddirector
- 2025-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-13➖JOSEPH, Jose resigneddirector
- 2025-09-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-05➕SELVARATNAM, Benedict appointeddirector
- 2025-04-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CROYDON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CIC
- 2024-05-03➕SAUBA, Oumaduth appointeddirector
- 2024-05-03➕JOSEPH, Jose appointeddirector
- 2024-05-03📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
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Active · Other · CR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| D3O LAB LIMITED→ 05627882 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| DAISY CHAIN PRE SCHOOL OLD COULSDON LLP→ OC452085 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DAN STUDIOS LTD→ 12127349 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DANS GARDENING AND MAINTENANCE LTD→ 13868838 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DATACALL LIMITED→ 00653600 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| DAVID ELLIOTT FRCS LLP→ OC358882 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
50 George Street
Croydon
CR0 1PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
CALEAP, Nae Wagner→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-12-08
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SAUBA, Oumaduth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-05-03
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SELVARATNAM, Benedict→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-09-05
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JOSEPH, Jose→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-05-03 · resigned 2025-10-13
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-11
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-05-03