GIFFORD STREET LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05870902 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-10
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14➕MORLAND-DUNSTONE, David appointedsecretary
- 2023-07-14➖@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-07-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-28➕MADZHAROVA, Mihaela appointeddirector
- 2020-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-27➖ATKINSON, Anna resigneddirector
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24➕@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-07-24➖@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2015-02-24➕ATKINSON, Anna appointeddirector
- 2015-02-20➕WORTLEY, Lisa Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-02-20➕WORTLEY, Michael Vernon appointeddirector
- 2015-02-20➖FERRO-FIELDS, Zack resigneddirector
- 2015-02-20➖MCHUGH, Johnny Richard resigneddirector
- 2012-05-16➕FERRO-FIELDS, Zack appointeddirector
- 2011-10-20➖ALSTON, Fiona Elanor resigneddirector
- 2006-07-13➕MORLAND-DUNSTONE, David appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➕ALSTON, Fiona Elanor appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➕MCHUGH, Johnny Richard appointeddirector
- 2006-07-13➖@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs GIFFORD STREET LIMITED
- 2006-07-10➕@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-07-10➕@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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 |
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Mr David Morland Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2006-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
70a Gifford Street
Islington
London
N1 0DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)
MORLAND-DUNSTONE, David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-07-14
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MADZHAROVA, Mihaela→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-08-28
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MORLAND-DUNSTONE, David→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-07-13
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WORTLEY, Lisa Ann→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-02-20
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WORTLEY, Michael Vernon→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-02-20
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-07-24 · resigned 2023-07-14
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2017-07-24
ALSTON, Fiona Elanor→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2011-10-20
ATKINSON, Anna→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-02-24 · resigned 2020-01-27
FERRO-FIELDS, Zack→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2012-05-16 · resigned 2015-02-20
MCHUGH, Johnny Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2015-02-20
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2006-07-13
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11