CROSSHOUSE ACTION NOW COMMUNITY COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC443404 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-22
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
£16.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,795

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 195% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 195% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£16.8k£5.7k
Current assets£16.8k£5.7k
Net assets£16.8k£5.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
    KIMMINS, Adam resigned
    director
  2. 2026-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-05
    SMYTH, Janice Walker resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-04-01
    KURTH, James Edward appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-31
    MCHARG, John resigned
    director
  18. 2017-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2016-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-24
    KIMMINS, Adam appointed
    director
  21. 2015-01-15
    HUDSON, Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-11
    MCHARG, Sadie Smillie appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-11
    SMYTH, Janice Walker appointed
    director
  24. 2013-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CROSSHOUSE ACTION NOW COMMUNITY COMPANY LTD
  25. 2013-02-22
    HUDSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  26. 2013-02-22
    MCHARG, John appointed
    director

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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KIMMINS, Adam resigned 2026-02-24; SMYTH, Janice Walker resigned 2025-11-05

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

83 Gatehead Road
Crosshouse
Kilmarnock
Scotland
KA2 0JH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KURTH, James Edward
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
MCHARG, Sadie Smillie
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-03-11
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Active
HUDSON, Stuart
director · ~87y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2015-01-15
Resigned
KIMMINS, Adam
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-03-24 · resigned 2026-02-24
Resigned
MCHARG, John
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
SMYTH, Janice Walker
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19