7 1/4" GAUGE SOCIETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03955091 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-03-23

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£71.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

51 officers (9 active, 51 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

161 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £71,235

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,454 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£71k

↓ 3.3% YoY

Current Assets

£72k

↓ 2.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£71.2k	£73.7k
Current assets	£71.6k	£73.7k
Net assets	£71.2k	£73.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (114 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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WHITFIELD, Robert Michael resigned
director
2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
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officers · AP01
2025-09-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-13
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COLES, Timothy Paul appointed
director
2025-09-13
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MAC GUINNESS, Petra Maria resigned
director
2025-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-18
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READING, Ian appointed
director
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-21
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HALE, Helen Dorothy, Dr appointed
director
2024-09-21
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DEYTRIKH, Nicholas resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-16
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MORTON JONES, Timothy Richard resigned
director
2022-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
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officers · AP01
2022-09-17
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NICHOLSON, John Richard Slater appointed
director
2022-09-17
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MAC GUINNESS, Petra Maria appointed
director
2022-05-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16
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officers · AP01
2022-05-07
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ROYSTON, Janett appointed
director
2022-05-03
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COOPER, Francis Barrie resigned
director
2022-01-29
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SIDDALL, Anthony James appointed
secretary
2022-01-29
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SIDDALL, Anthony James appointed
director
2022-01-29
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KNOWLES, Antony Paul resigned
secretary
2022-01-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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RAINER, Gillian Rosemary appointed
director
2020-02-02
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WHITE, George Arthur resigned
director
2019-10-07
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LAWES, John resigned
director
2017-09-24
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KNOWLES, Antony Paul appointed
secretary
2017-09-23
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MITCHELL, Adrian resigned
director
2017-09-23
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NICHOLSON, John Richard Slater resigned
director
2017-09-23
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RAINER, Gillian Rosemary resigned
director
2017-09-23
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WHITFIELD, Robert Michael appointed
director
2016-10-02
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MITCHELL, Adrian appointed
director
2016-10-02
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WHITE, George Arthur appointed
director
2016-10-01
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GOSLING, Anthony Frederick resigned
director
2016-07-30
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MORTON JONES, Timothy Richard appointed
director
2015-11-07
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FREESTONE, Nigel Kenneth appointed
director
2015-09-12
➕
DEYTRIKH, Nicholas appointed
director
2015-09-12
➖
SIDDALL, Anthony James resigned
director
2015-02-28
➕
SIDDALL, Anthony James appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 114 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MAC GUINNESS, Petra Maria resigned 2025-09-13; WHITFIELD, Robert Michael resigned 2026-03-16

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Barrow Hill Farm Barrow

Boddington

Cheltenham

GL51 0TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29