G.J. SLADDIN & COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01241434 · ltd · incorporated 1976-01-22

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

139 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Average employees	12	1300

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-10
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accounts · AA
2024-07-12
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officers · AP01
2024-07-12
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officers · AP01
2024-07-12
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officers · AP01
2024-07-11
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CUMMIN, Rebekah Josephine appointed
director
2024-07-11
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SLADDIN, Gregory Peter appointed
director
2024-07-11
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STACEY, Nicola Jane appointed
director
2024-05-03
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accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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capital · SH03
2024-03-08
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capital · SH06
2024-03-01
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SLADDIN, Andrew John resigned
director
2024-03-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-01
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officers · TM01
2023-11-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
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accounts · AA
2017-04-14
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SLADDIN, David Michael appointed
secretary
2017-04-14
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SLADDIN, Brenda resigned
secretary
2017-04-14
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SLADDIN, Brenda resigned
director
2010-09-27
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SLADDIN, Peter Geoffrey resigned
director
1976-01-22
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Company incorporated
As G.J. SLADDIN & COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SLADDIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SLADDIN, Gregory Peter (same surname) appointed 2024-07-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey John Sladdin Individual · British · DOB 09/1933 · age 93	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/03/2024
Mr David Michael Sladdin Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/03/2024
Gregory Peter Sladdin Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	01/03/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew John Sladdinceased 01/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Geoffrey John Sladdinceased 04/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1976-01-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

17 Clare Road

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX1 2HZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-13

Last: 2026-04-29