GBCH TRADING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05612068 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-03
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
5
filings
- • 5 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13➖HEAPS, Kate resigneddirector
- 2025-11-12➕GREEN, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2024-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-13➖GUTTERIDGE, Timothy Paul resigneddirector
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-14➕DAVIS, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-14➕IZIKOWITZ, Ivan appointeddirector
- 2022-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-12➕MIDDLETON, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-10➕DOW, Barry appointeddirector
- 2021-11-10➖PETERS, Gerald Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-10➖THOMAS, David Atterbury resigneddirector
- 2021-07-21➕D'ARCY-SMITH, Victor Septimus appointeddirector
- 2021-07-21➕GUTTERIDGE, Timothy Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-10-09➖ROBSON, David John resigneddirector
- 2019-09-11➕SAUNDERS, Aneta Irena appointeddirector
- 2019-09-11➕THOMAS, David Atterbury appointeddirector
- 2019-05-08➖MATHESON, David Torquil resigneddirector
- 2010-11-03➕HEAPS, Kate appointeddirector
- 2010-02-17➖BENNETT, James Duncan resigneddirector
- 2009-11-16➕MATHESON, David Torquil appointeddirector
- 2009-11-16➕ROBSON, David John appointeddirector
- 2009-08-26➖BALCOMBE, Kathleen Patricia resigneddirector
- 2009-07-24➖WOOD, Keith David resigneddirector
- 2006-05-31➖MEEK, Fraser Ross resigneddirector
- 2005-12-08➕PETERS, Gerald Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-08➖ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-08➕BALCOMBE, Kathleen Patricia appointeddirector
- 2005-12-08➕BENNETT, James Duncan appointeddirector
- 2005-12-08➕MEEK, Fraser Ross appointeddirector
- 2005-12-08➕WOOD, Keith David appointeddirector
- 2005-12-08➖ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2005-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs GBCH TRADING LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
185 Bostall Hill
Abbey Wood
London
SE2 0GB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)
D'ARCY-SMITH, Victor Septimus→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-07-21
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DAVIS, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-07-14
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GREEN, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-11-12
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IZIKOWITZ, Ivan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-07-14
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MIDDLETON, Rebecca Jane→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-12
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SAUNDERS, Aneta Irena→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-09-11
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PETERS, Gerald Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2021-11-10
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-12-08
BALCOMBE, Kathleen Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2009-08-26
BENNETT, James Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2010-02-17
GUTTERIDGE, Timothy Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-07-21 · resigned 2024-11-13
HEAPS, Kate→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-03 · resigned 2025-11-13
MATHESON, David Torquil→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2019-05-08
MEEK, Fraser Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2006-05-31
ROBSON, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2019-10-09
THOMAS, David Atterbury→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2019-09-11 · resigned 2021-11-10
WOOD, Keith David→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2009-07-24
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-12-08
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Recent filings (78 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07