CROSSLEY EVANS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01753098 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 42.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-04-04➖EVANS, Anthony John resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-04➖EVANS, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-08-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-08-02📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2017-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-07-31➖EVANS, Adam Seymour resigneddirector
- 2004-04-05➕EVANS, Matthew Quinton appointeddirector
- 2004-04-05➕EVANS, Adam Seymour appointeddirector
- 2003-03-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1984-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1983-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CROSSLEY EVANS LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "EVANS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Quinton Evans Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Patricia Gail Evans Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/09/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Anthony John Evansceased 21/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Patricia Gail Evansceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · HG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDOUS EMEA LTD→ 11385357 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BELZONA UK LTD→ 00592654 · est 1957 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 68y | — | — |
| BRIDGE HOUSE SHELFCO 261 LIMITED→ 17066306 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIGHTSIDE SPIRITS LIMITED→ 17084279 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPITAL CREST GLOBAL LTD→ 17081129 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARAVEL FOODS (UK) LTD→ 15223977 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CASTLE KITCHENS LIMITED→ 17041631 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLINI-PURE GROUP LTD.→ 16787542 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COUNTY STEEL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 02715002 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| CRABTREE ANTIQUES LTD→ 06315767 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CRESSON LIMITED→ 13902424 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| D FARRELL & CO LTD→ 04536007 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770
Registered office
Unit 5 Follifoot Ridge Business Park
Pannal Road
Harrogate
HG3 1DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
EVANS, Matthew Quinton→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Anthony John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2020-04-04
EVANS, Adam Seymour→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2004-04-05 · resigned 2013-07-31
EVANS, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2020-04-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/03/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 19/01/1984 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-05