G & S PENRITH LTD

🌳Matureactive
03332983 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-06-18
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    JONES, Andrew John appointed
    director
  9. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-05-24
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    CRANE, Robert Henry Edward appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    CRANE, Philip William Hugh resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-09-07
    ➕
    CRANE, Philip William Hugh appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-09-07
    ➖
    SAUNDERS, James Frederick Robert resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-09-07
    ➖
    SAUNDERS, James Frederick Robert resigned
    director
  22. 1998-06-20
    ➕
    CRANE, Nicholas Jeremy Edgar appointed
    director
  23. 1998-06-20
    ➕
    CRANE, Philip William Hugh appointed
    director
  24. 1998-06-20
    ➕
    CRANE, Robert Henry Edward appointed
    director
  25. 1998-06-20
    ➖
    GRAHAM, Ashley resigned
    director
  26. 1998-06-20
    ➖
    SOWERBY, Peter resigned
    director
  27. 1997-10-13
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Ashley appointed
    director
  28. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, James Frederick Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-05-01
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, James Frederick Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    SOWERBY, Peter appointed
    director
  32. 1997-05-01
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1997-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G & S PENRITH LTD
  34. 1997-03-13
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1997-03-13
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Hugh Crane Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hugh Crane Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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G & S PENRITH LTD
This company · 03332983

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
Hugh Crane Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest01/08/2016

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
Incorporated1997-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Tecpro House Blamire Road
Eden Business Park
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9FD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

CRANE, Robert Henry Edward→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANE, Nicholas Jeremy Edgar→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-06-20
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Active
CRANE, Philip William Hugh→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANE, Robert Henry Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-06-20
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Active
JONES, Andrew John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-06-18
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Active
CRANE, Philip William Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
SAUNDERS, James Frederick Robert→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1999-09-07
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-13 · resigned 1997-05-01
Resigned
GRAHAM, Ashley→
director · ~94y · appointed 1997-10-13 · resigned 1998-06-20
Resigned
SAUNDERS, James Frederick Robert→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1999-09-07
Resigned
SOWERBY, Peter→
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1998-06-20
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-13 · resigned 1997-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-08-03