G.O.A. (U.K.) LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

01626437 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-04-01

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 42.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£522.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.8y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (8 active, 100 linked, 85 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

328 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £522,389

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£189k

Net Worth

£522k

Current Assets

£201k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£522.4k	—
Current assets	£200.6k	—
Cash	£189.3k	—
Debtors	£11.2k	—
Net assets	£522.4k	—
Average employees	—	500

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (209 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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2025-01-23
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officers · AP01
2025-01-23
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officers · AP01
2025-01-23
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officers · AP01
2024-11-30
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CARVALHO, Gregory Benedict appointed
director
2024-11-30
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D'SILVA, Piedade appointed
director
2024-11-30
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PEREIRA, Felix Remedio appointed
director
2024-11-26
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accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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accounts · AA
2023-10-27
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officers · TM01
2023-10-17
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DA CRUZ, Christopher Patrick Jude resigned
director
2023-10-16
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officers · AP01
2023-10-12
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officers · TM01
2023-10-12
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officers · TM01
2023-10-12
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officers · AP01
2023-10-12
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officers · AP01
2023-09-30
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DE-MENDONCA, Chloe Estefania appointed
director
2023-09-30
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GRACIAS, Antonio Flavio appointed
director
2023-09-30
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DA CRUZ, Christopher Patrick Jude appointed
director
2023-09-30
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FERNANDES, Isabella resigned
director
2023-09-30
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FERNANDES, William Richard resigned
director
2023-09-07
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officers · TM02
2023-09-07
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officers · TM01
2022-12-01
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GOES, Candido Augustino resigned
secretary
2022-12-01
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GOES, Candido Augustino resigned
director
2022-11-14
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accounts · AA
2021-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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officers · AP03
2019-10-21
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GOES, Candido Augustino appointed
secretary
2019-10-21
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FERNANDES, Custodio Vicente resigned
director
2019-10-20
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FERNANDES, Sandra Bernadette resigned
secretary
2019-10-20
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FERNANDES, Sandra Bernadette resigned
director
2019-10-20
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GOES, Candido Augustino appointed
director
2019-02-06
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FERNANDES, Custodio Vicente appointed
director
2018-12-09
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D'SOUZA, Savio John appointed
director
2018-12-09
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DE MENEZES-D'COSTA, Juliette Yvette Lourdes appointed
director
2018-12-09
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FERNANDES, Custodio Vicente resigned
director
2018-12-09
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FERNANDES, William Richard appointed
director
2018-08-05
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SALDANHA, John Bosco resigned
director
2017-11-24
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DEMENEZES-D'COSTA, Juliette Yvette resigned
director
2017-11-24
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FERNANDES, Isabella appointed
director
2017-10-24
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BARRETTO, Calvin resigned
director
2016-11-24
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DE MENDONCA, Chloe resigned
secretary
2016-11-24
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FERNANDES, Sandra Bernadette appointed
secretary
2016-11-24
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DE SOUZA, Marilou resigned
director
2016-11-24
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DE-MENDONCA, Chloe resigned
director
2016-11-24
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DE-MENDONCA, Neil Ignatius Pascal resigned
director
2016-11-19
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DE MENDONCA, Paul resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1982-04-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 7 35-37 Ludgate Hill

London

EC4M 7JN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02