CROSSMAN GROUP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11714202 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £150.8k |
| Debtors | — | £7.4k |
| Net assets | — | £150.8k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-18➕HUGHES, Julia appointeddirector
- 2022-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-06-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-09➖ELLIS, Simon Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-14➕HUGHES, Bradley Simon appointeddirector
- 2018-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CROSSMAN GROUP LTD
- 2018-12-06➕ELLIS, Simon Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Bradley Simon Hughes Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/11/2021 |
Mrs Julia Hughes Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Hughes Trading Co (Bath) Limitedceased 30/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Simon Paul Ellisceased 09/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CAMDEN CRESCENT BATH MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06755585 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| 22 PARK STREET BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 01864462 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| 22 SEYMOUR ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06389373 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 23 MARLBOROUGH BUILDINGS (BATH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01778899 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| 24 GREAT STANHOPE STREET (BATH) LIMITED→ 02955633 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| 25 ST MARK ROAD BENFLEET LTD→ 16291518 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 27 PARK ST (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 02721273 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| 27 THE CIRCUS BATH LIMITED→ 01646040 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| 27-33 HAMILTON AVENUE LIMITED→ 09476304 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1b Mile End
London Road
Bath
Somerset
BA1 6PT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HUGHES, Bradley Simon→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Julia→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Simon Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-12-06 · resigned 2021-05-09
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-04