ANDREW CROSSLAND LTD
Likely a small manufacturing operation focused on furniture or kitchen/bedroom fitting (SIC 31020 covers other furniture manufacturing), probably run as an owner-managed business given recent director and PSC changes suggesting an early-stage restructuring of ownership.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07➖CROSSLAND, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW CROSSLAND LTD
- 2023-08-25➕CROSSLAND, Zakkary Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-25➕CROSSLAND, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2023-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CROSSLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
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