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Hobbycraft

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Hobbycraft: Modella Capital is the disclosed acquiring investor identified in the reviewed disclosures. [1]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Hobbycraft?

Private · Modella Capital portfolio [1]

  1. 01
    Disclosed acquiring investor

    Modella Capital [1]

    As reported · 27 Sept 2026

Modella lists Hobbycraft in its portfolio following the August 2024 acquisition from Bridgepoint. This identifies the investment sponsor, not a complete legal ownership chain or an exact shareholding by the fund manager itself. [1]

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02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Disclosed acquiring investor
Modella Capital [1]
Group headquarters
Not yet verified [1]
Parent incorporated in
Not yet verified [1]

Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.

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Investors in Hobbycraft

Investor disclosures found

Selected investor disclosures have been found. Each names the held entity, basis and date; the complete investor register remains outside this review. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.

Fund investment

Modella Capital

Held entity · Hobbycraft business

Stake not disclosed

Portfolio page checked ·

Modella's portfolio confirms the completed investment. The page gives a transaction month, but no exact stake or full fund-vehicle chain.

Evidence · 1 source

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03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

The filed UK group accounts report £15,000 corporation tax paid in cash for the 52 weeks ended 16 February 2025. This is a consolidated group figure.

United Kingdom52 weeks ended 16 February 2025

UK corporation tax paid

£15kCash payment

Hobbycraft Group Limited consolidated group
Period ending 16 Feb 2025

The group cash-flow statement reports corporation tax paid of £15,000 (£000 column). The subsidiary note lists UK-incorporated group companies only. This is a group payment, not a payment by Hobbycraft Trading Limited alone. [2]

These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.

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04 / Check our working

The public record.

Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.

  1. 01
    Modella: Hobbycraft acquisition and current portfolio (opens in a new tab)

    modellacapital.com · Corporate identity, ownership and location disclosure; see the profile for the scope and remaining gaps

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  2. 02
    Hobbycraft Group Limited accounts for the 52 weeks ended 16 February 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Group cash-flow statement, PDF p.34 (printed p.32); UK subsidiaries, PDF p.56 (printed p.54)

    Accessed 28 Sept 2026