CROWN ASSOCIATES GB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC212138 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-19
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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  2. 2024-06-20
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  3. 2023-06-21
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  4. 2022-06-22
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  5. 2021-06-22
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  6. 2020-06-20
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  7. 2019-08-12
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  8. 2018-06-21
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  9. 2017-08-21
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  10. 2016-06-24
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  11. 2015-10-19
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  12. 2015-06-24
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  13. 2015-01-05
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  14. 2014-06-20
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  15. 2013-10-19
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  16. 2005-10-27
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    JOHNSTONE, Eileen resigned
    director
  17. 2001-12-19
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    JONHSTONE, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CROWN ASSOCIATES GB LIMITED
  19. 2000-10-19
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    MITCHELL, James appointed
    director
  20. 2000-10-19
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2000-10-19
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2000-10-19
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    JOHNSTONE, Eileen appointed
    director
  23. 2000-10-19
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (U.K.) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2000-10-19
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (U.K.) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/10/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Crown Building
Troy Wood, St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 8QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JONHSTONE, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-10-19
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Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2000-10-19
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Eileen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2005-10-27
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (U.K.) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2000-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
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accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-19