GD MIDDLETON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05614728 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-63.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £63,797
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£64k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.8k | £57.7k |
| Current assets | £20.3k | £52.6k |
| Net assets | £-63.8k | £-33.7k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-18➖MIDDLETON, Graham David resigneddirector
- 2022-09-12➕MIDDLETON, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2022-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs GD MIDDLETON LIMITED
- 2005-11-07➕MIDDLETON, Andrea Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-07➕MIDDLETON, Andrea Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2005-11-07➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-07➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-07➕MIDDLETON, Graham David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MIDDLETON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MIDDLETON, Paul David (same surname) appointed 2022-09-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Andrea Elizabeth Middleton Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/09/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graham David Middletonceased 18/09/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
2 Brynteg
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5HB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MIDDLETON, Andrea Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-11-07
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MIDDLETON, Andrea Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-11-07
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MIDDLETON, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-09-12
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2005-11-07
MIDDLETON, Graham David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2022-09-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25