Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CRU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED at £92m based on a Turnover of £54.7m and 1.68x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
cru international limitedEstimated Valuation
£114.5m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CRU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED at £114.5m based on an EBITDA of £9.5m and a 12.09x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
cru international limitedEstimated Valuation
£73.8m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CRU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED at £73.8m based on Net Assets of £32.2m and 2.3x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Cru International LimitedOverview
Cru International Limited is a live company located in london, NW1 8NL with a Companies House number of 00940750. It operates in the other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 74909. Founded in October 1968, it's largest shareholder is
commodities research unit international (holdings) ltd
with a 100% stake. Cru International Limited is a mature,
large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£54.7m with
low
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Cru International Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating5out of 5
8 Strong
1 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £54.7m, make it larger than the average company (£1.8m)
£54.7m - Cru International Limited
£1.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 0%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.2%)
0% - Cru International Limited
6.2% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 67.4%, this company has a lower cost of product (44.7%)
67.4% - Cru International Limited
44.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 12.3% make it more profitable than the average company (5.9%)
12.3% - Cru International Limited
5.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 209 employees, this is above the industry average (18)
209 - Cru International Limited
18 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £95.4k, the company has a higher pay structure (£49.8k)
£95.4k - Cru International Limited
£49.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £261.5k, this is more efficient (£117.6k)
£261.5k - Cru International Limited
£117.6k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 62 days, this is near the average (57 days)
62 days - Cru International Limited
57 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 77 days, this is slower than average (32 days)
77 days - Cru International Limited
32 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 0 days, this is less than average (34 days)
0 days - Cru International Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 49 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (28 weeks)
49 weeks - Cru International Limited
28 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 62.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (52.7%)
62.4% - Cru International Limited
52.7% - Industry AVG
CRU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Cru International Limited's latest turnover from September 2023 is £54.7 million and the company has net assets of £32.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Cru International Limited has 209 employees and maintains cash reserves of £49.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Sep 2023
Sep 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2020
Mar 2019
Mar 2018
Mar 2017
Mar 2016
Mar 2015
Mar 2014
Mar 2013
Mar 2012
Mar 2011
Mar 2010
Turnover
54,661,069
46,922,587
40,946,202
54,136,558
36,001,317
33,605,569
28,367,624
26,746,405
24,900,237
24,564,338
25,662,710
27,116,181
20,888,058
17,499,058
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
17,811,877
15,523,109
13,350,308
19,493,011
14,109,134
14,849,652
13,248,172
12,887,199
12,623,567
12,426,987
11,728,019
11,369,808
8,777,066
7,885,277
Gross Profit
36,849,192
31,399,478
27,595,894
34,643,547
21,892,183
18,755,917
15,119,452
13,859,206
12,276,670
12,137,351
13,934,691
15,746,373
12,110,992
9,613,781
Admin Expenses
30,152,301
21,452,375
21,439,913
30,011,607
18,279,396
16,283,916
12,444,869
12,320,186
10,700,966
10,921,171
11,490,798
13,424,284
9,006,927
8,213,857
Operating Profit
6,696,891
9,947,103
6,155,981
4,631,940
3,612,787
2,472,001
2,674,583
1,539,020
1,575,704
1,216,180
2,443,893
2,322,089
3,104,065
1,399,924
Interest Payable
86,454
232,571
239,437
461,618
292,575
325,027
401,637
456,504
473,074
1,423
373
8,908
54
Interest Receivable
1,555,851
82,517
15,100
222,999
115,866
29,062
28,146
59,986
800,899
74,981
56,429
64,390
66,837
17,952
Pre-Tax Profit
8,045,048
9,675,809
5,810,404
4,211,461
3,314,838
2,267,608
2,179,852
1,021,262
1,049,835
1,147,948
2,428,882
2,357,021
3,429,988
1,397,326
Tax
-1,921,478
-1,130,138
-863,919
-778,370
-490,521
-654,054
343,163
-190,513
-183,158
-310,563
-983,494
-635,759
-937,173
-232,000
Profit After Tax
6,123,570
8,545,671
4,946,485
3,433,091
2,824,317
1,613,554
2,523,015
830,749
866,677
837,385
1,445,388
1,721,262
2,492,815
1,165,326
Dividends Paid
1,612,900
1,612,900
Retained Profit
6,123,570
8,545,671
4,946,485
3,433,091
2,824,317
1,613,554
2,523,015
830,749
866,677
837,385
1,445,388
1,721,262
879,915
-447,574
Employee Costs
19,933,868
16,969,924
14,951,418
22,900,184
15,690,421
15,612,322
14,120,131
13,775,111
13,283,058
12,450,632
11,928,038
13,310,083
10,574,139
10,347,633
Number Of Employees
209
173
166
176
162
192
176
184
180
177
176
185
152
169
EBITDA*
9,468,875
11,661,957
7,708,277
6,187,718
4,495,541
3,295,801
3,322,287
2,332,693
2,339,141
1,978,263
3,033,639
2,779,330
3,751,607
2,029,698
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Sep 2023
Sep 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2020
Mar 2019
Mar 2018
Mar 2017
Mar 2016
Mar 2015
Mar 2014
Mar 2013
Mar 2012
Mar 2011
Mar 2010
Tangible Assets
2,516,037
1,825,090
1,756,608
2,065,289
517,516
655,498
833,114
853,672
956,113
2,363,989
2,672,362
1,069,307
981,906
926,354
Intangible Assets
9,318,816
4,598,834
2,518,283
1,918,430
2,014,459
2,126,081
2,195,245
1,740,986
969,353
101,113
114,158
127,203
140,248
153,293
Investments & Other
4,330,687
865,002
986,242
1,107,482
1,289,342
1,204,951
1,326,191
1,447,431
1,568,671
1,701,555
1,843,345
95,809
116,359
93,912
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets
16,165,540
7,288,926
5,261,133
5,091,201
3,821,317
3,986,530
4,354,550
4,042,089
3,494,137
4,166,657
4,629,865
1,292,319
1,238,513
1,173,559
Stock & work in progress
18,841
4,817
104,396
9,118
79,335
200,180
88,359
107,155
83,905
82,840
157,891
295,427
215,274
182,720
Trade Debtors
9,321,873
9,202,445
4,503,979
5,113,758
5,713,266
6,439,015
5,046,666
3,966,099
3,892,099
3,046,985
3,031,803
2,688,443
2,594,308
2,730,921
Group Debtors
3,757,867
8,300,723
5,556,271
6,070,334
3,366,762
706,739
1,451,804
1,137,556
3,337,288
2,868,486
2,757,775
571,359
479,688
544,882
Misc Debtors
6,516,462
4,905,686
4,085,966
4,648,211
2,816,359
2,795,516
3,254,319
2,821,609
2,706,328
2,482,000
2,280,043
1,842,181
1,896,058
1,079,791
Cash
49,678,422
43,823,375
32,451,761
25,672,234
25,143,341
17,889,252
13,432,751
13,600,269
13,283,481
9,346,178
8,926,256
14,160,083
9,652,035
5,864,272
misc current assets
total current assets
69,293,465
66,237,046
46,702,373
41,513,655
37,119,063
28,030,702
23,273,899
21,632,688
23,303,101
17,826,489
17,153,768
19,557,493
14,837,363
10,402,586
total assets
85,459,005
73,525,972
51,963,506
46,604,856
40,940,380
32,017,232
27,628,449
25,674,777
26,797,238
21,993,146
21,783,633
20,849,812
16,075,876
11,576,145
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
3,784,563
1,748,077
418,416
716,692
201,165
767,932
836,700
1,005,503
817,983
404,645
833,327
408,954
537,744
522,980
Group/Directors Accounts
17,004,070
14,922,988
8,159,908
9,895,078
8,424,130
2,479,009
3,186,523
4,073,867
5,838,866
3,700,154
2,378,267
2,079,195
1,592,372
732,971
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
31,224,237
29,682,800
22,188,273
18,789,729
18,068,233
16,971,756
13,487,782
12,087,868
12,121,594
10,743,612
12,264,689
13,499,701
10,805,060
8,062,658
total current liabilities
52,012,870
46,353,865
30,766,597
29,401,499
26,693,528
20,218,697
17,511,005
17,167,238
18,778,443
14,848,411
15,476,283
15,987,850
12,935,176
9,318,609
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
500,000
provisions
474,388
150,000
150,000
480,000
14,664,451
total long term liabilities
1,271,388
977,000
12,920,595
16,983,000
13,920,000
12,224,000
12,958,568
11,295,769
14,664,451
total liabilities
53,284,258
47,330,865
43,687,192
46,384,499
40,613,528
32,442,697
30,469,573
28,463,007
33,442,894
14,848,411
15,476,283
15,987,850
12,935,176
9,318,609
net assets
32,174,747
26,195,107
8,276,314
220,357
326,852
-425,465
-2,841,124
-2,788,230
-6,645,656
7,144,735
6,307,350
4,861,962
3,140,700
2,257,536
total shareholders funds
32,174,747
26,195,107
8,276,314
220,357
326,852
-425,465
-2,841,124
-2,788,230
-6,645,656
7,144,735
6,307,350
4,861,962
3,140,700
2,257,536
Sep 2023
Sep 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2020
Mar 2019
Mar 2018
Mar 2017
Mar 2016
Mar 2015
Mar 2014
Mar 2013
Mar 2012
Mar 2011
Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
6,696,891
9,947,103
6,155,981
4,631,940
3,612,787
2,472,001
2,674,583
1,539,020
1,575,704
1,216,180
2,443,893
2,322,089
3,104,065
1,399,924
Depreciation
787,482
579,470
574,413
510,147
281,765
265,523
240,883
240,169
289,526
749,038
576,701
444,196
634,497
616,729
Amortisation
1,984,502
1,135,384
977,883
1,045,631
600,989
558,277
406,821
553,504
473,911
13,045
13,045
13,045
13,045
13,045
Tax
-1,921,478
-1,130,138
-863,919
-778,370
-490,521
-654,054
343,163
-190,513
-183,158
-310,563
-983,494
-635,759
-937,173
-232,000
Stock
14,024
-99,579
95,278
-70,217
-120,845
111,821
-18,796
23,250
1,065
-75,051
-137,536
80,153
32,554
182,720
Debtors
-2,812,652
8,262,638
-1,686,087
3,935,916
1,955,117
188,481
1,827,525
-2,010,451
1,538,244
327,850
2,967,638
131,929
614,460
4,355,594
Creditors
2,036,486
1,329,661
-298,276
515,527
-566,767
-68,768
-168,803
187,520
413,338
-428,682
424,373
-128,790
14,764
522,980
Accruals and Deferred Income
1,541,437
7,494,527
3,398,544
721,496
1,096,477
3,483,974
1,399,914
-33,726
1,377,982
-1,521,077
-1,235,012
2,694,641
2,742,402
8,062,658
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
324,388
-330,000
480,000
-14,664,451
14,664,451
Cash flow from operations
14,248,336
11,192,948
11,205,435
3,260,672
2,700,458
5,756,651
3,087,832
-10,381,276
17,072,445
-534,858
-1,590,596
4,497,340
4,924,586
5,845,022
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-838,140
-581,320
-1,076,857
-1,463,295
-223,503
-928,182
-6,028,918
-530,919
-686,471
-213,745
Change in Investments
3,465,685
-121,240
-121,240
-181,860
84,391
-121,240
-121,240
-121,240
-132,884
-141,790
1,747,536
-20,550
22,447
93,912
cash flow from investments
-3,465,685
121,240
121,240
181,860
-922,531
-460,080
-955,617
-1,342,055
-90,619
-786,392
-7,776,454
-510,369
-708,918
-307,657
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
2,081,082
6,763,080
-1,735,170
1,470,948
5,945,121
-707,514
-887,344
-1,764,999
2,138,712
1,321,887
299,072
486,823
859,401
732,971
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
500,000
share issue
-143,930
9,373,122
3,109,472
-3,539,586
-2,072,000
802,105
-2,575,909
3,026,677
-14,657,068
3,249
2,705,110
interest
1,469,397
-150,054
-224,337
-238,619
-176,709
-295,965
-373,491
-396,518
327,825
73,558
56,056
55,482
66,783
17,952
cash flow from financing
3,906,549
15,986,148
1,149,965
-2,307,257
3,696,412
-201,374
-3,836,744
865,160
-12,190,531
1,395,445
355,128
542,305
929,433
3,456,033
cash and cash equivalents
cash
5,855,047
11,371,614
6,779,527
528,893
7,254,089
4,456,501
-167,518
316,788
3,937,303
419,922
-5,233,827
4,508,048
3,787,763
5,864,272
overdraft
change in cash
5,855,047
11,371,614
6,779,527
528,893
7,254,089
4,456,501
-167,518
316,788
3,937,303
419,922
-5,233,827
4,508,048
3,787,763
5,864,272
cru international limited Credit Report and Business Information
Very Low Risk70 - 100
Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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cru international limited Ownership
CRU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED group structure
Cru International Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
The largest shareholders in Cru International Limited include Commodities Research Unit International (Holdings) Ltd and Robert David Gellman & Commodities Research Unit International (Holdings) Ltd.
commodities research unit international (holdings) ltd
99.99%
robert david gellman & commodities research unit international (holdings) ltd
0.01%
cru international limited directors
Cru International Limited currently has 6 directors.
The longest serving directors include
Mr Robert Periman (Jul 1992) and
Mr John Horam (Jun 1997).
74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities (not including environmental consultancy or quantity surveying) n.e.c.
incorporation date
October 1968
age
57
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
MATTELISA LTD
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
September 2023
previous names
commodities research unit limited (April 1992)
accountant
-
auditor
HENTON & CO LLP
address
ground floor, 31 kentish town road, london, NW1 8NL
Bank
DRUMMONDS
Legal Advisor
-
cru international limited Charges & Mortgages
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 3 charges/mortgages relating to cru international limited. Currently there are 2 open charges and 1 have been satisfied in the past.
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