CROSSDAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC467704 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£29.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £29,601
Net assets shrinking
Down £71,364 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£154k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£212k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.0k | £154.4k |
| Current assets | £212.2k | £246.3k |
| Cash | £154.4k | £204.4k |
| Debtors | £45.0k | £26.4k |
| Net assets | £29.6k | £101.0k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CROSSDAL LTD
- 2014-01-17➕LONERGAN, John Francis appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17➕MCJIMPSEY, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ann Lonergan Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/09/2022 |
Mr John Francis Lonergan Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
17 Byres Road
Glasgow
G11 5RD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LONERGAN, John Francis→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-17
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MCJIMPSEY, Paul→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-01-17
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08