A. GAITONDE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06081671 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£334.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £334,093
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,293 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£334k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£111k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£72k£145k£217k£290k£362kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£334.1k£371.8k
Current assets£111.3k£249.5k
Net assets£334.1k£362.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2021-02-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-02-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2020-11-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-11-10
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    GAITONDE, Sharmila appointed
    director
  14. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A. GAITONDE LIMITED
  18. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    GAITONDE, Sharmila appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    GAITONDE, Atul, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "GAITONDE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Atul Gaitonde
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Churchgate House, 3 Church Road
Whitchurch
Cardiff
CF14 2DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GAITONDE, Sharmila→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-05
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Active
GAITONDE, Atul, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-05
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Active
GAITONDE, Sharmila→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-05-01
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Active

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-04