{"name":"CREST SOFTWARE LIMITED","company_number":"02533074","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1990-08-21","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Waverley House, 115-119 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, England, BH8 8DY","postcode":"BH8 8DY","sic_codes":[{"code":62012,"description":"Business and domestic software development"},{"code":62020,"description":"Information technology consultancy activities"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"LEACH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED","changed_on":"2001-01-09"},{"name":"EARTHTEC (UK) LIMITED","changed_on":"1993-05-04"},{"name":"R. RUTHERFORD & CO. LIMITED","changed_on":"1990-11-22"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":8,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","net_assets":102337,"cash":97317,"average_employees":8},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","net_assets":144235,"cash":77789,"average_employees":9},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","net_assets":144010,"cash":160195},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":116302,"cash":92627},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":118154,"cash":82691}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":5,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Crest Software Limited is a 34-year-old boutique software and consultancy firm that has achieved financial stability through conservative management—debt-free with £97k in cash—but now faces a strategic inflection point. The 29% decline in net assets year-on-year, combined with a decade of stagnant growth, signals a business that has plateaued under its current model and ownership structure. To unlock value, the company must decide between aggressive reinvestment of its cash reserves into scalable offerings or accept its position as a lifestyle business with limited growth trajectory. The governance complexity of three significant controllers with only two directors adds execution risk to any strategic pivot.","website":"https://crestsoftware.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/crest-software","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/crest-software/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/crest-software/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02533074","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/crest-software/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/crest-software/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/crest-software/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/crest-software"}