CROSS STREET CENTRE (BLACKPOOL) LTD

💤Zombieactive
09452445 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-02-21
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-28
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    REANEY, Carol Anne resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-07-08
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    SMITH, Thomas Wilson resigned
    director
  10. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-08
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    REANEY, Carol Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-24
    ➖
    REANEY, Kevin Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2015-03-18
    ➕
    REANEY, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CROSS STREET CENTRE (BLACKPOOL) LTD
  22. 2015-02-21
    ➕
    TOWN, John Richard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-02-21
    ➕
    TOWN, John Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2015-02-21
    ➕
    SMITH, Thomas Wilson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Richard Town
Individual · British · DOB 01/1941 · age 85
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

95 Lord Street
Blackpool
FY1 2DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TOWN, John Richard→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-21
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Active
TOWN, John Richard→
director · ~85y · appointed 2015-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REANEY, Carol Anne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-31 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned
REANEY, Kevin Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-18 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned
SMITH, Thomas Wilson→
director · ~86y · appointed 2015-02-21 · resigned 2021-07-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-16