CROWN SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16487331 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-01
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
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CROWN SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD
- 2025-06-01➕VAN DER KROON, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➕VAN DER KROON, Ellen Jessica appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ellen Jessica Van Der Kroon Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/06/2025 |
Mrs Alison Jane Van Der Kroon Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · YO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIZENKO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 09032627 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL GOLF GREENKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 06911065 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CLIFTON MOOR PRE-SCHOOL→ 07266807 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CONNECTED SCARBOROUGH CIC→ 16505150 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONSTRUCTING CHANGE CIC→ 16261477 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CRAFTY WIZARDS SCHOOLS LTD→ 16426651 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRAFTY WIZARDS WORLD LIMITED→ 08938129 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CREATIVE COLISEUM LIMITED→ 16692601 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRESCENT SCHOOL OF MOTORING LIMITED→ 02599244 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| CROFT POTTERY LTD→ 16635833 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CROSSGATES CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 16670299 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CROWN TRAINING ACADEMY LTD→ 16786386 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
Cedar Lodge York Road
Shiptonthorpe
York
YO43 3PH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
VAN DER KROON, Alison Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-06-01
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VAN DER KROON, Ellen Jessica→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-01