GOOD NATURED (HAPPY MONKEY) LTD

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06205216 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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  2. 2026-06-04
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  3. 2026-06-04
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  4. 2026-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2026-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-07-29
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  7. 2024-07-17
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  8. 2023-09-12
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  9. 2022-09-23
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  10. 2021-06-21
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  11. 2020-07-02
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  12. 2019-06-14
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  13. 2018-07-12
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  14. 2017-07-13
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  15. 2016-09-05
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  16. 2016-04-05
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  17. 2016-01-25
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2009-08-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Gregory Boyle & Judith Gray & Morgan Lloyd Trustees as Trustees of the Good Natured Pension Scheme
  19. 2009-02-09
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    GRAY, Judith Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-02-09
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    BOYLE, Gregory Thomas resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-02-09
    ➖
    GRAY, Judith Anne resigned
    director
  22. 2008-08-01
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    GRAY, Judith Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2008-07-29
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    GRAY, Judith Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2008-04-02
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    HITCHMAN, Wayne resigned
    director
  25. 2008-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Trustees of the Good Natured Pension Scheme
  26. 2007-11-09
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    GRAY, Judith Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2007-05-09
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    BOYLE, Gregory Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    BOYLE, Gregory Thomas appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-05-09
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    HITCHMAN, Wayne appointed
    director
  31. 2007-05-09
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2007-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GOOD NATURED (HAPPY MONKEY) LTD
  33. 2007-04-05
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2007-04-05
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Multiple Marketing Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Multiple Marketing Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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GOOD NATURED (HAPPY MONKEY) LTD
This company · 06205216

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gregory Thomas Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Multiple Marketing Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10320 — SIC 10320

Registered office

Rushley Green Barn, Rosemary
Lane, Castle Hedingham
Halstead
Essex
CO9 3AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GRAY, Judith Anne→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Gregory Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Gregory Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2009-02-09
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2007-05-09
Resigned
GRAY, Judith Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2009-02-09
Resigned
GRAY, Judith Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2008-07-29
Resigned
HITCHMAN, Wayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2008-04-02
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2007-05-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Gregory Boyle & Judith Gray & Morgan Lloyd Trustees as Trustees of the Good Natured Pension Scheme
General debenture1 property28/08/200904/06/2026
satisfied
Trustees of the Good Natured Pension Scheme
Deed of charge for secured loan1 property03/01/200804/06/2026

Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02