GEM ORDER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02845493 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees300300

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-27
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2019-02-28
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  11. 2018-02-28
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  12. 2017-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-05-01
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    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle resigned
    director
  18. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    FURZEMAN, Peter George resigned
    director
  19. 2006-08-01
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    KIMBERLEY, Frank Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-05
    ➕
    FURZEMAN, Peter George appointed
    director
  21. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle appointed
    director
  22. 1999-12-01
    ➖
    MOSELEY, John Roderick resigned
    director
  23. 1999-06-01
    ➖
    MOSELEY, John Roderick resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-06-01
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Anne Michelle appointed
    secretary
  25. 1993-11-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  26. 1993-10-22
    ➕
    MOSELEY, John Roderick appointed
    secretary
  27. 1993-10-22
    ➖
    NORRIS, Alison Janette resigned
    secretary
  28. 1993-09-14
    ➕
    VANN, Timothy John appointed
    director
  29. 1993-09-10
    ➕
    NORRIS, Alison Janette appointed
    secretary
  30. 1993-09-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1993-09-10
    ➕
    MOSELEY, John Roderick appointed
    director
  32. 1993-09-10
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1993-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As GEM ORDER LIMITED
  34. 1993-08-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1993-08-17
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy John Vann
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

5b The Courtyard
Reddicap Trading Estate
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KIMBERLEY, Frank Graham→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VANN, Timothy John→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOSELEY, John Roderick→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-22 · resigned 1999-06-01
Resigned
NORRIS, Alison Janette→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-10 · resigned 1993-10-22
Resigned
WHITAKER, Anne Michelle→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-17 · resigned 1993-09-10
Resigned
FURZEMAN, Peter George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-04-05 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
MOSELEY, John Roderick→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-09-10 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
WHITAKER, Anne Michelle→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-08-17 · resigned 1993-09-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property09/11/1993—
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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27