G T PREP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06843062 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10310
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10390SIC 10390
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
52 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 | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 13 | 1300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-03➕WEISS, Kenneth John Baldwin appointeddirector
- 2025-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2020-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs G T PREP LIMITED
- 2009-03-11➕THOMPSON, Daniel Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➕THOMPSON, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➕T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-03-11➖T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-03-11➕KENMIR, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➖KENMIR, Kevin resigneddirector
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)
Group structure
Gilbert Thompson (Leeds) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gilbert Thompson (Leeds) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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G T PREP LIMITED
This company · 06843062
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilbert Thompson (Leeds) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard James Thompsonceased 27/05/2022· significant influence · firm interest
- Mr Daniel Charles Thompsonceased 27/05/2022· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10310 — SIC 10310
Registered office
Yorkshire Produce Centre
Pontefract Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 0PX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
THOMPSON, Daniel Charles→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMPSON, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEISS, Kenneth John Baldwin→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-11
KENMIR, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/02/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-09