GLOBALROAD LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16➕WILLIAMS, Heulwen Mary appointeddirector
- 2021-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-04-18➕WILLIAMS, Jonathan Llewellyn appointedsecretary
- 2019-04-18➕WILLIAMS, Jonathan Llewellyn appointeddirector
- 2019-04-18➖WILLIAMS, Doris Mary resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-18➖WILLIAMS, Doris Mary resigneddirector
- 2018-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13➖WILLIAMS, John Llewellyn resigneddirector
- 2009-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBALROAD LIMITED
- 2009-06-01➕WILLIAMS, Doris Mary appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-01➕STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointeddirector
- 2009-06-01➖STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigneddirector
- 2009-06-01➕WILLIAMS, Doris Mary appointeddirector
- 2009-06-01➕WILLIAMS, John Llewellyn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Llewellyn Williams Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas John Morrellceased 18/04/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Doris Mary Williamsceased 18/04/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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