CRESCENT ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC765983 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRESCENT ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
  8. 2023-04-14
    EJAZ, Muhammad, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-14
    KHATTAK, Nasir Faiz appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nasir Faiz Khattak
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control14/04/2023
Dr Muhammad Ejaz
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

285 Broomhill Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7LN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EJAZ, Muhammad, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
KHATTAK, Nasir Faiz
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-14