CROWE SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC783777 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-25
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CROWE SERVICES LTD
- 2023-09-25➕CROWE, Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25➕CROWE, Constance appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25➕CROWE, Joanna Marion appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25➕CROWE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CROWE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 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 |
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Miss Constance Crowe Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2023 |
Miss Charlotte Crowe Individual · British · DOB 09/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Croweceased 25/09/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
29 Commercial Street
Dundee
DD1 3DG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CROWE, Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROWE, Constance→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-09-25
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CROWE, Joanna Marion→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROWE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-09-25
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-25