THE GOSHEN TRUST

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06112422 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-02-16
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 12.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 12.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-09-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-07-30
    DICKEN, Rachel Alice appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-18
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2019-10-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2019-06-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-06-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-05-31
    GOODRUM, Robert Michael resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-11-22
    OLIVER, Raymond resigned
    director
  23. 2013-07-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2007-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE GOSHEN TRUST
  25. 2007-02-16
    DICKEN, Albert George appointed
    director
  26. 2007-02-16
    DICKEN, Alison appointed
    director
  27. 2007-02-16
    DICKEN, Jonathan Richard appointed
    director
  28. 2007-02-16
    DICKEN, Pauline Bernice appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-16
    GOODRUM, Robert Michael appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-02-16
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-02-16
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2007-02-16
    OLIVER, Raymond appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-16
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2007-02-16
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  35. 2007-02-16
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2007-02-16
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DICKEN, Rachel Alice (same surname) appointed 2021-07-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2007-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Spitfire House 19 Falcon Court
Preston Farm Industrial Estate
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 3TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

DICKEN, Albert George
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-02-16
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Active
DICKEN, Alison
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-16
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Active
DICKEN, Jonathan Richard
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-16
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Active
DICKEN, Pauline Bernice
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-02-16
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Active
DICKEN, Rachel Alice
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-07-30
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Active
GOODRUM, Robert Michael
secretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-16
Resigned
OLIVER, Raymond
director · ~90y · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2017-11-22
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-16
Resigned
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge06/07/201318/10/2019

Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-09