GLOBAL GOODS NO1 LTD
💤Zombieactive
06864705 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-31
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£663
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46220
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £663
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£139k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Net Worth
£663
↑ 563% YoY
Current Assets
£217k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £663 | £100 |
| Current assets | £217.2k | £194.5k |
| Cash | £139.0k | £134.2k |
| Debtors | £78.3k | £60.3k |
| Net assets | £663 | £100 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2009-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBAL GOODS NO1 LTD
- 2009-03-31➕GAUNT, Wendy Clara appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-31➕GAUNT, Stephen John, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs. Wendy Clara Gaunt Individual · British · DOB 10/1939 · age 87 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/06/2019 |
Mr. Stephen John Gaunt Individual · British · DOB 02/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · HG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL CREST GLOBAL LTD→ 17081129 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARAVEL FOODS (UK) LTD→ 15223977 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EARTHLY AURA LTD→ 15214361 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ELITE VISION FOR TRADE LTD→ 16158169 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FAXOS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD→ 12829252 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FORE BRANDS GOLF LTD→ 15775813 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FORMA54 LTD→ 16604144 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORTIFYNET CYBERSECURITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 13886926 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| G1NGER LIMITED→ 15434360 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GAZELLE BIKES LIMITED→ 09941285 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GLENVIEW CARE LTD→ 11713965 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GMD INNOVATIONS LTD.→ 08884845 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46220 — SIC 46220
Registered office
7 Princes Square
Harrogate
HG1 1ND
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GAUNT, Wendy Clara→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAUNT, Stephen John, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2009-03-31
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Recent filings (58 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-27