CRAWFORDS SHOOTING SUPPLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04675501 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£192.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47640SIC 47640
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,869

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£158k
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£454k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£91k£182k£273k£363k£454kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£237.5k£179.3k
Current assets£454.3k£440.4k
Cash£157.7k—
Net assets£192.9k£149.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-20
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2015-07-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  15. 2015-03-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAWFORDS SHOOTING SUPPLIES LIMITED
  18. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    ALLISON, Paula Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    ALLISON, Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-02-24
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-02-24
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    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-02-24
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

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
Mr Graham Allison
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Paula Jane Allison
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

82 Oswald Road
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 7PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALLISON, Paula Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-24
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Active
ALLISON, Graham→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-02-24
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Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—02/07/2015—
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-04