CROWN STORES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC353985 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-01-30
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-01-30
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-12-10
    ➕
    GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar appointed
    director
  16. 2023-12-07
    ➕
    GADDAM, Venkata Surendra Babu appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-07
    ➖
    DICK, Angela resigned
    director
  18. 2023-12-07
    ➖
    EARLEY, James resigned
    director
  19. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-01-25
    ➖
    DUNCAN, Calum Fraser resigned
    director
  24. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Calum Fraser appointed
    director
  25. 2014-10-31
    ➖
    FLEGG, Sally Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    FLEGG, Sally Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-05-31
    ➖
    EARLEY, James resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    EARLEY, James appointed
    director
  29. 2009-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CROWN STORES LTD
  30. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    EARLEY, James appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    DICK, Angela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Venkata Surendra Babu Gaddam
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest07/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Earleyceased 07/12/2023· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

13 Kingsmills Road
Inverness
IV2 3JT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GADDAM, Venkata Surendra Babu→
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EARLEY, James→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2009-05-31
Resigned
FLEGG, Sally Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned
DICK, Angela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned
DUNCAN, Calum Fraser→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2020-01-25
Resigned
EARLEY, James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30