CRAFT HIVE CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
14818931 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-04-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-22
    GASSON, Amanda appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-22
    GREEN, Linda resigned
    director
  6. 2024-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRAFT HIVE CIC
  10. 2023-04-21
    GASKELL, Alison Lynne appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-21
    STOCKLEY, Gemma Nicole appointed
    director
  12. 2023-04-21
    GREEN, Linda appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-21
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Lynne Gaskell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Tudor House 8 Liverpool Road
Hindley
Wigan
WN2 3HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GASKELL, Alison Lynne
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Active
GASSON, Amanda
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-22
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Active
STOCKLEY, Gemma Nicole
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Active
GREEN, Linda
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-04-21 · resigned 2024-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-04-21