CROSSROADS LEWIS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC180650 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-11-17
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£195.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
25 officers (3 active, 25 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £195,077
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,587 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£201k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Net Worth
£195k
↓ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£86k£129k£172k£215kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£195.1k£210.7k
Cash£200.8k£214.9k
Net assets£195.1k£210.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-06
    ➖
    BARDEN, Donna resigned
    director
  11. 2019-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-12-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-12-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-12-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-19
    ➕
    BARDEN, Donna appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-11-19
    ➕
    LAMONT, Angus appointed
    director
  21. 2019-11-19
    ➖
    SHEWAN, Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-11-19
    ➕
    BARDEN, Donna appointed
    director
  23. 2019-11-19
    ➖
    MACLEAY, Elenor resigned
    director
  24. 2019-11-19
    ➖
    SMITH, Malcolm Innes Garrow resigned
    director
  25. 2018-06-30
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    SHEWAN, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2018-06-18
    ➖
    STEWART, Kenna Morrison resigned
    secretary
  27. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    STEWART, Kenna Morrison appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-08-11
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Norman appointed
    director
  29. 2014-08-11
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Norman Charles resigned
    director
  30. 2013-03-18
    ➖
    MUNRO, Georgina resigned
    director
  31. 2013-03-17
    ➖
    CHAPLIN, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-07-13
    ➕
    CHAPLIN, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  33. 2010-07-13
    ➖
    MACSWEEN, Norma resigned
    secretary
  34. 2010-07-13
    ➖
    MACSWEEN, Norma resigned
    director
  35. 2010-07-13
    ➕
    MUNRO, Georgina appointed
    director
  36. 2010-07-13
    ➖
    SMITH, Christina resigned
    director
  37. 2009-09-09
    ➖
    MURRAY, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  38. 2009-01-13
    ➖
    STREET, Kirsty resigned
    director
  39. 2008-07-17
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Norman Charles appointed
    director
  40. 2008-07-15
    ➖
    MACAULAY, Anne resigned
    secretary
  41. 2008-07-15
    ➕
    MACSWEEN, Norma appointed
    secretary
  42. 2008-07-15
    ➖
    MACAULAY, Anne resigned
    director
  43. 2008-07-15
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donalda resigned
    director
  44. 2008-07-15
    ➖
    MACRAE, Christina Ann resigned
    director
  45. 2008-07-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Malcolm Innes Garrow appointed
    director
  46. 2007-09-04
    ➖
    MURRAY, Shona, Dr resigned
    director
  47. 2007-05-28
    ➕
    MACSWEEN, Norma appointed
    director
  48. 2007-05-28
    ➕
    MURRAY, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  49. 2006-11-08
    ➕
    MURRAY, Shona, Dr appointed
    director
  50. 2006-07-12
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Anne appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1997-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Unit 1 Unit 1
79b Seaforth Road
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 22 resigned)

BARDEN, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMONT, Angus→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEAN, Norman→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPLIN, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2013-03-17
Resigned
CLARK, Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-17 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
MACAULAY, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2008-07-15
Resigned
MACSWEEN, Norma→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-15 · resigned 2010-07-13
Resigned
SHEWAN, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-30 · resigned 2019-11-19
Resigned
STEWART, Kenna Morrison→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-28 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned
BARDEN, Donna→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-11-19 · resigned 2019-12-06
Resigned
CLARK, Jane→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-11-17 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
FERGUSON, Norman Charles→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2014-08-11
Resigned
MACAULAY, Anne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2008-07-15
Resigned
MACLEAY, Elenor→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-01-21 · resigned 2019-11-19
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donalda→
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2008-07-15
Resigned
MACLEOD, Rosina→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2000-02-22
Resigned
MACRAE, Christina Ann→
director · ~98y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2008-07-15
Resigned
MACSWEEN, Norma→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-05-28 · resigned 2010-07-13
Resigned
MUNRO, Georgina→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned
MURRAY, Geoffrey→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-05-28 · resigned 2009-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-01