GLEEDS CAPITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03258077 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.2y

60/100
clean up first

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,025,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Profit before tax£1.02M
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  2. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-07-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-05-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee
  7. 2024-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-10-18
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    HUGHES, Gregory David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2019-01-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-01-22
    ➕
    HARLE, Graham Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gregory David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2019-01-21
    ➖
    HAMPSON, Neil Edward John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2019-01-21
    ➖
    HAMPSON, Neil Edward John resigned
    director
  25. 2015-02-02
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    HAMPSON, Neil Edward John appointed
    director
  26. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Neil Edward John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-11-01
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Howard Graham resigned
    secretary
  28. 1999-01-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Howard Graham appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-12-31
    ➖
    GREGORY, John Colin resigned
    director
  30. 1998-12-14
    ➕
    STEER, Richard Peter appointed
    director
  31. 1998-01-01
    ➖
    COLLINS, Courtney William resigned
    secretary
  32. 1997-02-20
    ➖
    GRANT, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    secretary
  33. 1997-02-20
    ➖
    GRANT, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  34. 1997-02-20
    ➖
    SANDERS, Jan resigned
    director
  35. 1997-01-22
    ➕
    COLLINS, Courtney William appointed
    secretary
  36. 1997-01-22
    ➕
    GREGORY, John Colin appointed
    director
  37. 1996-10-21
    ➕
    GRANT, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-10-21
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1996-10-21
    ➕
    GRANT, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  40. 1996-10-21
    ➕
    SANDERS, Jan appointed
    director
  41. 1996-10-21
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1996-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLEEDS CAPITAL LIMITED
  43. 1996-10-02
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1996-10-02
    ➕
    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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Gleeds Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gleeds Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GLEEDS CAPITAL LIMITED
This company · 03258077

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gleeds Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Peter Steerceased 31/12/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Aurora, Finzels Reach
Counterslip
Bristol
BS1 6BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

HARLE, Graham Edward→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEER, Richard Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Courtney William→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 1998-01-01
Resigned
GRANT, Elizabeth Mary→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-21 · resigned 1997-02-20
Resigned
HAMPSON, Neil Edward John→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2019-01-21
Resigned
HUGHES, Gregory David→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-22 · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
ROBINSON, Howard Graham→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-02 · resigned 1996-10-21
Resigned
GRANT, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-10-21 · resigned 1997-02-20
Resigned
GREGORY, John Colin→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-01-22 · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
HAMPSON, Neil Edward John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2019-01-21
Resigned
SANDERS, Jan→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-10-21 · resigned 1997-02-20
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-02 · resigned 1996-10-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee
A registered charge—30/04/2025—
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Recent filings (102 total)

move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06