BANKLINK LTD
🌳Matureactive
05586238 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£240.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
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 £240,157
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£49k
Net Worth
£240k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£475k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £429.2k | £215.5k |
| Current assets | £475.4k | £430.5k |
| Cash | £48.5k | — |
| Debtors | £53.8k | — |
| Net assets | £240.2k | £163.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-17➕GITTUS, Sophie Rose appointeddirector
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-16➖MACLACHLAN, Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-08-09➕MACLACHLAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-06-10➕GITTUS, Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-10➕GITTUS, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-06-10➕GITTUS, Kathryn Helen appointeddirector
- 2006-06-07➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-07➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BANKLINK LTD
- 2005-10-07➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-07➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kathryn Helen Gittus Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/03/2025 |
Mr John Robert Gittus Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. T. PRODUCE LTD→ 05122505 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BETH NORMANDALE LTD→ 15107645 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRIDGE FARM YORKSHIRE LIMITED→ 14244525 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRUNSWICK ORGANIC NURSERIES LIMITED→ 02667067 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| BURN ROAD FISHERIES LTD→ 15730541 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| C & K WOOD (U.K.) LIMITED→ 04252828 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| C & M DENNESS LIMITED→ 04342784 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| C & N HOBSON LIMITED→ 02585035 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| C J ELCOCK LIMITED→ 11158474 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| C N WARKUP & SONS (PIGS) LIMITED→ 07173398 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| C.C. JENKINSON & CO. LIMITED→ 01150717 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| C.LUMLEY & SONS LIMITED→ 00543469 · est 1955 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
8 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4XG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
GITTUS, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2006-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GITTUS, Kathryn Helen→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GITTUS, Sophie Rose→
Activedirector · ~19y · appointed 2025-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-07 · resigned 2006-06-07
MACLACHLAN, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2009-01-16
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-07 · resigned 2006-06-07
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-27