CREWELL ALLIANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC654954 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-04
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  9. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  10. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CREWELL ALLIANCE LTD
  12. 2020-02-18
    LAKHNO, Yuriy appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Yuriy Lakhno
Individual · Ukrainian · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LAKHNO, Yuriy
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-02-18
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2021-11-04
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-08-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-08