GOODWIN ALCASTON LTD
🌳Matureactive
06991899 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
45 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,356,343
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£799k
Net Worth
£4.4m
Current Assets
£1.5m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.64M | — |
| Current assets | £1.55M | — |
| Cash | £798.9k | — |
| Debtors | £672.3k | — |
| Net assets | £4.36M | — |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2025-04-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2024-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-01-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-09-30➕GOODWIN, Jack Keith appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GOODWIN ALCASTON LTD
- 2009-08-17➕GOODWIN, Desmond Keith appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➕GOODWIN, Dorothy Georgina appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➕GOODWIN, Howard Keith appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➕GOODWIN, Sally Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GOODWIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Howard Keith Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/08/2016 |
Mrs Sally Mary Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470
Registered office
West Lodge
Rainbow Street
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 8DQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
GOODWIN, Desmond Keith→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 2009-08-17
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GOODWIN, Dorothy Georgina→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2009-08-17
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GOODWIN, Howard Keith→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-08-17
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GOODWIN, Jack Keith→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2017-09-30
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GOODWIN, Sally Mary→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-17
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/01/2024 | 22/04/2024 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18