GIFTS2IMPRESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04241519 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-26

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£110.5k
Current assets	—	£157.2k
Net assets	—	£110.5k
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

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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address · AD01
2026-03-04
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officers · CH03
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officers · CH01
2026-03-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-11-17
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accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH03
2025-07-23
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officers · CH01
2025-07-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-05
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capital · SH10
2024-10-09
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accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-07
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capital · SH01
2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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ATHERTON, Cameron appointed
director
2021-11-01
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ATHERTON, Elliot appointed
director
2001-06-26
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Company incorporated
As GIFTS2IMPRESS LIMITED
2001-06-26
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ATHERTON, Sandra appointed
secretary
2001-06-26
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ATHERTON, Graham Paul appointed
director
2001-06-26
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ATHERTON, Sandra appointed
director
2001-06-26
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-26
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2001-06-26
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-06-26
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

66/100

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ATHERTON, Cameron (same surname) appointed 2021-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graham Paul Atherton Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Sandra Atherton Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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GO2BRANDS UK LTD→ 14692622 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
GYM FREAK CLOTHING LIMITED→ 12238942 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
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HALO TELEMATICS LIMITED→ 12226820 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
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HANSELIFTER (UK) LIMITED→ 06526157 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-06-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 3 Culraven Court

Haigh Road

Haigh

Wigan

WN2 1DW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-10

Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

ATHERTON, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-26

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Active

ATHERTON, Cameron→

director · ~28y · appointed 2021-11-01

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Active

ATHERTON, Elliot→

director · ~32y · appointed 2021-11-01

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Active

ATHERTON, Graham Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 2001-06-26

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Active

ATHERTON, Sandra→

director · ~62y · appointed 2001-06-26

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Active

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2001-06-26

Resigned

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2001-06-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-04

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-03-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-23

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-07-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-01