CROSSWAY STABLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03948112 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11010SIC 11010
  • 11030SIC 11030
  • 55300SIC 55300
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
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
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200400

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-09
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    GREGORY-STEVENS, Jacquelyne Ann, Dr appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-15
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    FOISTER, Jane Alexandra resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-01
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    MILES, Judith appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-08-01
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    BLAKE, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-05
    ➕
    FOISTER, Jane Alexandra appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Timothy William appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-27
    ➖
    BECK, Martin Wolfgang resigned
    director
  22. 2013-11-02
    ➖
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Tim resigned
    director
  23. 2013-10-20
    ➕
    BLAKE, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2012-02-14
    ➖
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Jacquelyne Ann, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2012-02-14
    ➕
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Tim appointed
    director
  26. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Timothy William resigned
    secretary
  27. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    BECK, Martin Wolfgang appointed
    director
  28. 2000-03-16
    ➕
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Timothy William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-03-16
    ➖
    LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-03-16
    ➕
    GREGORY-STEVENS, Jacquelyne Ann, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2000-03-16
    ➖
    LEGAL DIRECTORS LTD (COMP NBR 3368733) resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2000-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CROSSWAY STABLES LIMITED
  33. 2000-03-15
    ➕
    LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-03-15
    ➕
    LEGAL DIRECTORS LTD (COMP NBR 3368733) appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Dr Jacquelyne Ann Gregory-Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Timothy William Gregory-Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Crossway Stables
Timsbury
Bath
Somerset
BA2 0HJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

GREGORY-STEVENS, Jacquelyne Ann, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREGORY-STEVENS, Timothy William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILES, Judith→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREGORY-STEVENS, Timothy William→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-16 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-15 · resigned 2000-03-16
Resigned
BECK, Martin Wolfgang→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
BLAKE, Amanda Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-10-20 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
FOISTER, Jane Alexandra→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-05 · resigned 2025-08-15
Resigned
GREGORY-STEVENS, Jacquelyne Ann, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-03-16 · resigned 2012-02-14
Resigned
GREGORY-STEVENS, Tim→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-02-14 · resigned 2013-11-02
Resigned
LEGAL DIRECTORS LTD (COMP NBR 3368733)→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-15 · resigned 2000-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21