7 GATES LOGISTICS LTD
🌳Matureactive
06659942 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46410Wholesale of textiles
- 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-06-10➖FRUHMAN, Mathew resigneddirector
- 2009-07-29➕LEINHARDT, James Stewart appointeddirector
- 2009-02-25➕MOU, Hui Qun appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-25➕MOU, Hui Qun appointeddirector
- 2009-02-25➕FRUHMAN, Mathew appointeddirector
- 2008-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 GATES LOGISTICS LTD
- 2008-07-30➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-30➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Stewart Leinhardt Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160
Registered office
193a 193a Ashley Road
Hale
Altrincham
WA15 9SQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LEINHARDT, James Stewart→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2009-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOU, Hui Qun→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRUHMAN, Mathew→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2010-06-10
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2008-07-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/11/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-17