CROFT (2025) LTD
🌱Startupactive
16483073 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs CROFT (2025) LTD
- 2025-05-29➕CROFT, Douglas Arthur appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕CROFT, Sandra Diane appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CROFT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas Arthur Croft Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/05/2025 |
Mrs Sandra Diane Croft Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/05/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Holding company · HG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIELSA 2019/20 LIMITED→ 16607568 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUELINE TAXIS (HARROGATE) (1981) LIMITED→ 01592920 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| CASTLESTEAD (PATELEY BRIDGE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (THE)→ 00694808 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| CATTON VILLAGE GREEN MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10612281 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CHELTENHAM CRESCENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11696776 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHOICEWELCOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02712630 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| CLUE CIRCLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 16315227 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CONNECTRA LTD→ 16185317 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CRICKETER'S COURT RICHMOND MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10637794 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CRIMPLE HALL LIMITED→ 08726498 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CRIMPLE PLACE LIMITED→ 08726616 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CRUSH→ 16660021 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Crown Chambers
Princes Street
Harrogate
HG1 1NJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CROFT, Douglas Arthur→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2025-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROFT, Sandra Diane→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-29