GLOUCESTER SAUSAGE COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04812962 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-27
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£160.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £160,474
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£160k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£249k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £171.6k | £177.3k |
| Current assets | £249.4k | £227.8k |
| Cash | — | £7.4k |
| Debtors | £212.5k | £186.1k |
| Net assets | £160.5k | £155.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-24➖DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-24➖DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-10-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2012-09-03➖DUBERLEY, Howard Alfred resigneddirector
- 2003-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOUCESTER SAUSAGE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2003-06-27➕DUBERLEY, Edward Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-06-27➕DUBERLEY, Stuart Frederick Howard appointeddirector
- 2003-06-27➕DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-27➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-27➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-27➕DUBERLEY, Howard Alfred appointeddirector
- 2003-06-27➕DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth resigned 2025-10-24; DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth resigned 2025-10-24
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Frederick Howard Duberley Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Edward Richard Charles Duberley Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Linda Elizabeth Duberleyceased 18/04/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DELICIOUSFOODBYAMI LTD→ 15794275 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| FOODFARM AGRIBUSINESS LIMITED→ 16281275 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
Unit 1 Knightsbridge Bus Centre
Tewkesbury Road
Cheltenham
Glos
GL51 9TA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DUBERLEY, Edward Richard Charles→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-06-27
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DUBERLEY, Stuart Frederick Howard→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-27
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DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2025-10-24
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2003-06-27
DUBERLEY, Howard Alfred→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2012-09-03
DUBERLEY, Linda Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2025-10-24
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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2025-10-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
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