Long-term family investment

A Family Controlled Group.

A family office focused on an evergreen approach to the development of businesses in the UK in partnership with management teams.

We are seeking management teams who share our commitment to long term value and with whom we can take controlling interests in established trading businesses with the potential for growth. Our initial investment is generally between £2m and £10m.

Our Team Contact Us

Our Focus Sectors

  • Food manufacturing
  • Proprietary products for Aerospace, Energy, and Medical sectors
  • Property Development

Typical Acquisition Situations

  • Founder exit or retirement
  • Management Buyout or Buy-in
  • Disposal of non-core assets by larger organisations
  • Turnaround or recovery

What Makes CriSeren Different

  • Long-term view with no exit timetable
  • Permanent capital — investing only our own funds
  • Minimal use of debt
  • True partnership with management teams
  • Strong strategic and M&A expertise

Ideal Acquisition Criteria

  • UK headquartered
  • £1m+ profit
  • Minimum 3-year trading history
  • Manageable debt levels
Leadership

The Team

Deep experience, long-term thinking, and a hands-on partnership approach.

Roger Llewellyn

Chairman
Roger has spent more than 55 years in Private Equity.

His focus is on Group Strategy.

David Llewellyn

CEO
David qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PWC in 2003.

Joined CriSeren in 2005 and has been CEO since 2015.

Chris Llewellyn

CSR
Chris qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and founded the independent CriSeren Foundation in 2013.

He has been a director of CriSeren since 2005.

Jeremy Beard

Independent
Jeremy is a Chartered Accountant, now retired as Managing Partner of HaysMac.

He is an independent advisor to the group.

Helen Hayes

Financial Controller
Helen qualified as an accountant in 2003.

She joined CriSeren in 2016 as Group Financial Controller.

William Baker

Senior Business Analyst
Will graduated in Business Management from Cardiff University in 2021.

He is working across CriSeren unquoted and quoted acquisitions.

Thomas Peat

Analyst
Tom graduated in 2025 from Cardiff University.

He is working on property and quoted acquisitions.

Toby Rickell Read

Placement Analyst
Toby is on placement while undertaking his undergraduate degree at Cardiff University.

Contact

Google Maps CriSeren Group
15 St Andrew’s Crescent
Cardiff
CF10 3DB

+44 (0)7949 568 154

enquiries@criseren.co.uk

Sister Companies

CriSeren Investments takes minority stakes in quoted and private companies where management share our long-term approach to the development of their business.

CriSeren Properties is building a portfolio of commercial property investments.

Philanthropy

The independent CriSeren Foundation is a Charitable Foundation which provides financial and operational support to small UK charities and social enterprises.

Presently making grants of £80k per annum.

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